| PYY | Peptide yy |
| NPY | Neuropeptide y |
| PVN | Paraventricular nucleus |
| ARC | Arcuate nucleus |
| VMH | Ventromedial hypothalamus |
| NTS | Nucleus of the solitary tract |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| SON | Supraoptic nucleus |
| ir | Immunoreactive |
| IR | Immunoreactivity |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| MITRAC7 | Mitochondrial translation regulation assembly intermediates of cytochrome c oxidase |
| SMIM20 | Small integral membrane protein 20 |
| COX1 | Cyclooxygenase-1 |
| TIM21 | Translocase of the inner mitochondrial membrane 21 |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| C/EBP | Ccaat/enhancer-binding protein |
| GPR173 | G protein-coupled receptor 173 |
| siRNA | Silencing RNA |
| SREB | Super conserved receptor expressed in brain |
| Erk | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| HPG axis | Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis |
| EP | Endopeptidase |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| Icv | Intracerebroventricular |
| Oct-1 | Octamer transcription factor-1 |
| CREB | cAMP response element binding protein |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| ip | Intraperitoneal |
| DIO | Diet-induced obesity |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| it | Intrathecal |
| sc | Subcutaneous |
| GAD-7 | Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 questionnaire |
| RAVLT | Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Word List test |
| LVP | Left ventricular pressure |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthases |
| LVEDP | Left ventricular end diastolic pressure |
| RISK | Reperfusion injury salvage kinase |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| SAFE | Survivor activating factor enhancement |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| L-NIO | N(5)-(1-Iminoethyl)-L-ornithine |
| MAPKK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |