apoE	Apolipoprotein E
AP	Acute pancreatitis
BCS	Body condition score
CDi	Cardiac disease
CHF	Congestive heart failure
CNS	Central nervous system
CRP	C-reactive protein
DC	Dendritic cells
GBM	Gallbladder mucocele
HF	Heart failure
IFN	Interferon
IL	Interleukin
JAK	Janus kinase
LEPR	Leptin receptor
LVH	Left ventricle hypertrophy
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MC	Mammary carcinoma
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MS	Metabolic Syndrome
VEGF	Vascular growth factor
VL	Visceral Leishmaniasis
ROR	Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
NK	Natural Killer
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
TNF	Tumour necrosis factor
Treg cells	Regulatory T cells
VSMCs	Vascular smooth muscle cells