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. 2026 Jul 27;18(15):2450. doi: 10.3390/nu18152450
ACCα Acetyl-CoA carboxylase-α
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AOPP Advanced oxidation protein products
Arg1 Arginase 1
Ass1 Argininosuccinate synthase 1
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
ATGL Adipose Triglyceride Lipase
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma-2
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BLA Blood lactate
BNIP3 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 K Da-interacting protein 3
BRAF B-Raf Proto-Oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
BUN Blood urea nitrogen
C/EBPα CAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha
C2C12 Immortalized mouse myoblast cell line
CAT Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase
CD3+ Cluster of differentiation 3
CK Creatine kinase
Cco Cytochrome c oxidase
Cps1 Carbamoyl phosphate synthase 1
CRP C-Reactive Protein
CYP7A1 Cytochrome P450 Family 7 Subfamily A Member 1
CytC Cytochrome C
DA Dopamine
DAF-16 SKN-1/Nrf2
DGAT Diacylglycerol-O-acyltransferase
DRP1 Dynamin-related protein 1
EDRF Endothelium-derived relaxing factor
EPO Erythropoietin
ERK1 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1
FASN Fatty acid synthase
FOXO1 Forkhead box protein O1
GLU Glutamate
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
GPT Glutamate pyruvate transaminase
GPX Glutathione peroxidase
GSSG Glutathione disulfide
GST Glutathione S-transferases
HDL High-density lipoprotein
HK2 Hexokinase 2
HMGCR 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
HO1 Heme oxygenase 1
HOMA-R Homeostatic Model Assessment for Resistance
HSL Hormone-sensitive lipase
HSP70 Heat shock protein 70
IL-6 Interleukin-6
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
Keap1 Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LA Lactate
LC3B Microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LG Liver glycogen
LKB1 Liver Kinase B1
MAFbx Muscle Atrophy F-box gene
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MDA Malondialdehyde
MEF2C Myocyte enhancer factor 2C
MFN1 Mitofusin-1
MG Muscle glycogen
MnSOD Manganese superoxide dismutase
MSTN Myostatin
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
mTORC1 Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
MUAC Mid-upper-arm circumference
MuRF1 Muscle-specific RING finger protein 1
Myf5 Myogenic factor 5
MyHC-I Myosin heavy chain type I
MyoD Myoblast determination protein
NAD Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Nags N-acetylglutamate synthase
NE Norepinephrine
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NH3 Ammonia
NK cells Natural killer cells
NQO1 NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
NEFA Non-esterified fatty acids
OCR Oxygen consumption rate
Otc Ornithine transcarbamylase
oxLDL Oxidized low density lipoprotein
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PARP1 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
PEPCK Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PFK-1 Phosphofructokinase-1
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha
PINK1 PTEN-induced kinase 1
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
SDH Succinate dehydrogenase
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SREBP1C Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c
STAT-3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAS Tyrosine auxotrophy suppressor
TCA Trichloroacetic acid
TFAM Mitochondrial transcription factor A
TG Thyroglobulin
TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor beta 1
TGR5 Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5
TLR-4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNNC1 Troponin C1
T:C Testosterone to Cortisol ratio
VAS Visual analogue scales
VO2max Maximal oxygen consumption
5-HIAA 5-hydroxyindole-acetic acid
5-HT Serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine
8-iso-PGF2α 8-iso Prostaglandin F2α
8-OHdG 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine