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. 2026 Jun 3;18(11):1806. doi: 10.3390/nu18111806
ACC acetyl-CoA carboxylase
ACOX1 acyl-CoA oxidase 1
ADME Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
Akt Protein kinase B
ALT alanine aminotransferase
AMPK Adenosine 5′-monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ApoB100 apolipoprotein B100
ARE antioxidant response element
ASC Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ATG2B Autophagy related 2B
Bax Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma-2
Beclin1 Beclin 1 autophagy protein
BMI body mass index
CHOP C/EBP homologous protein
Cleaved-Caspase-1 Cleaved Cysteine-aspartic acid protease-1
CPT1 carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1
CYP7A1 cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase
DIO diet-induced obesity
ERS Endoplasmic reticulum stress
F/B Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio
FAS fatty acid synthase
Fas/FasL Fas receptor/Fas ligand
FFA Free fatty acids
FFD fast food diet
FMT Fecal microbiota transplantation
FOXO1 forkhead box protein O1
FXR farnesoid X receptor
G6Pase glucose-6-phosphatase
GLUT4 glucose transporter 4
GRP78 glucose-regulated protein 78
GSDMD-N Gasdermin D N-terminal domain
GSH-Px Glutathione peroxidase
GTT glucose tolerance test
HCBP6 Hepatitis C virus core protein-binding protein 6
HFD High-fat diet
HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance
IR Insulin resistance
IRE1α Inositol-requiring enzyme 1α
IRS-1 insulin receptor substrate-1
ITT insulin tolerance test
IκBα Inhibitor of kappa B alpha
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
KRG Korean Red Ginseng
LC3 Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3
LKB1 Liver kinase B1
LPS lipopolysaccharide
MAFLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
MASH Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
MCD methionine-choline-deficient
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA Malondialdehyde
MRC-1 Mannose receptor C-type 1
mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin
MTTP microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-B
NLRP3 NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3
NRF1 Nuclear respiratory factor 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2
PDS-C panaxadiol saponin component
PEPCK phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α
PI3K phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PPAR-α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
PPD protopanaxdiol
PPT protopanaxatriol
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SA-β-gal senescence-associated β-galactosidase
SASP senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SCFAs short-chain fatty acids
SGPL1 sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase 1
SIRT1 Silent information regulator 1
SIRT6 Silent information regulator 6
SOD Superoxide dismutase
SOD2 mitochondria-specific superoxide dismutase 2
SREBP1c sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c
T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC total cholesterol
TFAM Mitochondrial transcription factor A
TFEB transcription factor EB
TG Triglycerides
THA thapsigargin
THP-1 THP-1 human monocytic cell line
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
TNFR1 Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1
TUNEL Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
VCAM-1 Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VLDL very low-density lipoprotein
γ-GT gamma-glutamyl transferase