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. 2017 Apr 20;9(4):405. doi: 10.3390/nu9040405
ACC Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
ADP Adenosine Diphosphate
Akt Protein kinase B
AMP Adenosine Monophosphate
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1 Activator Protein-1
AQP7 Aquaporin 7
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate
BMI Body mass index
CB1 Cannabinoid 1
CPT-1 Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase 1
DAG Diacylglycerol
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
eIF2α Eukaryotic initiation factor 2-α
FAS Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthase
FoxO1 Forkhead box protein 01
Fructose 1-P Fructose 1-Phosphate
G6Pase Glucose-6-phosphatase
GLUT2 Glucose Transporter 2
GLUT4 Glucose Transporter 4
GLUT5 Glucose Transporter 5
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
HFCS-42 High-Fructose Corn Syrup with 42% of Fructose
HFCS-55 High-Fructose Corn Syrup with 55% of Fructose
HFCS High-Fructose Corn Syrup
IκBα I-kappa-B-alpha
IR Insulin Receptor
IRS-1 Insulin Receptor Substrate 1
JNK 1 C-Jun-N terminal kinase-1
LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
NAD+/NADH Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NAFLD Non-Alcoholic Fat Liver Disease
NF-κB Nuclear factor-kappa B
NPY Neuropeptide-Y
PEPCK Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
PERK Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
PGC-1α Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gama Coactivator 1 Alpha
PGC-1β Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gama Coactivator 1 Beta
PKC Protein Kinase C
POMC Proopiomelanocortin
PTP-1B Protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
S6K1 Ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1
SCD-1 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1
SIRT-1 Sirtuin-1
SREBP1c Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein 1c
TG Triglycerides
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRB3 Tribbles homolog 3
VLDL Very Low Density Lipoprotein
WAT White Adipose Tissue