| iTRAQ | Isobaric peptide labeling approach |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase |
| JNK | Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase |
| p38 MAPK | p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| HE | Hematoxylin-eosin |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| FA | Formic acid |
| ACN | Acetonitrile |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| FFA | Free Fatty Acid |
| TCH | Total Cholesterol |
| LEP | Leptin |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Apo-AI | Apolipoprotein AI |
| ITGA6 | Integrin alpha 6 |
| CFD | Complement factor D |
| p120GAP | p120 GTPase activating protein |
| HSP72 | Heat-shock protein 72 |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| PP2A | Protein Phosphatase 2A |
| ADIPOQ | C1Q and collagen domain-containing, Adiponectin, APN |
| CIEDC | Cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector C |
| FLNA | Filamin A |
| RETN | Resistin |
| C/EBP | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| ATGL | Adipose triglyceride lipase |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |