| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| rhIL-6 | Recombinant human IL-6 |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| sIL-6R | Soluble IL-6 receptor |
| TAG | Triacylglycerol |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| mtDNA | Mitochondria DNA |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor |
| PGC-1α | PPARγ coactivator 1α |
| FAT/CD36 | Fatty acid translocase |
| WT | Wild-type |
| FABPpm | Plasma membrane isoform of fatty acid binding protein |
| FATP | Fatty acid transport protein |
| PKC θ | Protein kinase C θ |
| NRF | Nuclear respiratory factor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CPT-1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 |