AchR	Acetylcholine receptor
AGRP	Agouti-related protein
ATF4	Activating transcription factor 4
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
CCL5	C C motif chemokine 5
CCR5	C–C chemokine receptor type 5
CpE	Carboxypeptidase E
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
DEPTOR	DEP domain-containing mTOR-interacting protein
DREADD	Designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs
EGP	Endogenous glucose production
ER stress	Endoplasmic reticulum stress
FoxO1	Forkhead box protein O1
G6Pase	Glucose 6-phosphatase
GPR	G protein-coupled receptor
HFD	High-fat diet
IκB	Nuclear factor of kappa-light-chain-enhancer in B-cells inhibitor
IKKβ	IκB kinase β
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IR	Insulin receptor
IRS	Insulin receptor substrate
JNK	c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase
mTORC1	Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
Myd88	Myeloid differentiation primary response 88
NFκB	Nuclear factor of kappa-light-chain-enhancer in B-cells
NPY	Neuropeptide Y
PDE3B	Phosphodiesterase 3B
PEPCK	Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PIP3	Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate
PKC	Protein kinase C
POMC	Proopiomelanocortin
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10
PTP-1B	Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B
RANTES	Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted
Rictor	Rapamycin-insensitive companion of mammalian target of rapamycin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
S6K	P70 S6-kinase
SFA	Saturated fatty acids
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TCPTP	T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase
WAT	White adipose tissue