| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| AS-PCR | Allele-Specific PCR |
| CDS | Coding Sequence |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay |
| GR | Glucocorticoid Receptor |
| HFD | High-Fat Diet |
| JCAD | Junctional Protein Associated with Coronary Artery Disease |
| ORF | Open Reading Frame |
| Q-PCR | Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| RAD sequencing | Restriction Site-Associated Sequencing |
| SNP | Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism |
| TOR | Target of Rapamycin |