| 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 |