APN	adiponectin
C/EBP	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
GLUT	glucose transporter
MSC	marrow stromal cell
AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MEK	MAPK/ERK kinase
α-MEM	α-minimum essential medium
FBS	fetal bovine serum
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FABP4	fatty acid-binding protein 4
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulphate
TBS	Tris-buffered saline
BSA	bovine serum albumin
siRNA	small interfering RNA
UV	ultraviolet
2-DG	2-deoxyglucose
KRPH buffer	Krebs–Ringer Phosphate-Hepes buffer
SEM	standard error of mean
ANOVA	analysis of variance