| Ad-CM | adipocyte-conditioned medium |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor |
| RAW-CM | RAW 264.7 cell-conditioned medium |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| IL-6 | interleukin-6 |
| MCP-1 | macrophage chemoattractant protein |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| MTT | methylthiazole tetrazolium |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| HMG | hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl |