| AA | Amino acids |
| AC | Adenylate cyclase |
| AFABP | Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| cAMP | Cyclic AMP |
| CMA | Chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| COP1 | Constitutively photomorphogenic 1 |
| CPS1 | Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 |
| CPT1A | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A |
| CR | Caloric restriction |
| CREB | cAMP response-element-binding protein |
| CREBH | cAMP responsive element-binding protein H |
| CRTC2 | CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2 |
| DNL | De novo lipogenesis |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FATP | Fatty acid transporter |
| FBP | Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box O1 |
| G6Pase | Glucose-6-phosphatase |
| GCN5 | General control nonrepressed protein 5 |
| GP | Glycogen phosphorylase |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| HGP | Hepatic glucose production |
| HNF-4α | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α |
| KATs | Lysine acetyltransferases |
| LCAD | Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| MCAD | Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| MEK/ERK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| OTC | Ornithine transcarbamylase |
| PCAF | P300-CBP associated factor |
| PEPCK1 | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase M2 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPAR-α | Peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor-α |
| PTMs | Post-translational modifications |
| SIK2 | Salt-inducible kinase 2 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SIRT3 | Sirtuin 3 |
| SIRT5 | Sirtuin 5 |
| SIRT6 | Sirtuin 6 |
| SIRT7 | Sirtuin 7 |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory-element-binding protein-1c |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |