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. 2017 Jun 2;18(6):1188. doi: 10.3390/ijms18061188
T2DM Type 2 diabetes Mellitus
STZ Streptozotocin
PI3K Endothelial phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
Ins Insulin
IR Insulin resistance
IRS Insulin receptor substrate
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
GLUT Glucose transporter
Ppp1r15a Protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 15A
Cdkn1a Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
ACO-1 Acyl CoA oxidase-1
CPT-1 Carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1
HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PEPCK Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
HFD High-fat diet
HSP Heat shock proteins
NO Nitric oxide
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa B
CRP C-reactive protein
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IL Interleukin
G6Pase Glucose-6-phosphatase
RBP Retinol binding protein
Pdx1 Duodenal homeobox factor transcription factor
Hnf Hepatocyte nuclear factor
Gk Glucokinase
Cacna1d Calcium Voltage-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha1 D
MafA v-Maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A
BCAAs Branched-chain amino acids
SFAs Saturated fatty acids
ROS Reactive oxygen species
MUFAs Monounsaturated fatty acids
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
EPA Eicosapentaenoic acid
DHA Docosahexaenoic acid
GWAS Genome-wide association studies
IRS Insulin receptor substrate
FTO Fat mass and obesity-associated
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
CLOCK Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput
MC4R Melanocortin-4 receptor
PLIN Perilipin
FABP Fatty acid-binding protein
miRNAs microRNAs
LncRNAs Long non-coding RNAs
Pax Paired box gene
Arx Arista-less-related gene homeobox
GLP Glucagon-like peptide
IUGR Intrauterine growth retardation
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
HDL High-density lipoprotein