ABTS	2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)
AFP	α-fetoprotein
AIP	atherogenic index of plasma
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
ALT	alanine transaminase
AST	aspartate transaminase
bw	body weight
BP	blood pressure
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
CAT	catalase
cDNA	complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
COX-1, 2	cyclooxygenase 1, 2
CVD	cardiovascular diseases
CRR	cardiac risk ratio
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FBS	fasting blood sugar
FRAP	ferric reducing antioxidant power assay
GR	glutathione reductase
GSH	reduced glutathione
GST	glutathione-s-transferase
HbA1C	glycated hemoglobin
Hb	hemoglobin
HDL	high density lipoprotein
HPLC	high performance liquid chromatography
i.p.	intraperitoneal
i.v.	intravenous
IL	interleukin
kg	kilogram
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
LDL	low density lipoprotein
LOX	lysyl oxidase
LPO	lipid peroxidation
MCH	mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC	mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein 1
MCV	mean corpuscular value
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
OGTT	oral glucose tolerance test
ORAC	oxygen radical absorbance capacity
p.o.	per oral
PGE (2)-PRTC	peroxyl radical-trapping capacity
RBC	erythrocyte
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RP	reducing power
RT-PCR	reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
SOD	super oxide dismutase
STZ	streptozotocin
TC	total cholesterol
TEAC	trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity
TG	triglycerides
TIBC	total iron binding capacity
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
VLDL	very low density lipoprotein
WBC	leucocyte