Acrp30	Adipocyte complement related protein of 30 kDa
apM1	Adipose most abundant gene transcript1
GBP28	Gelatin-binding protein of 28 kDa
AdipoR1	Adiponectin receptor 1
AdipoR2	Adiponectin receptor 2
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
TZD	Thiazolidinedione
PPRE	PPAR response element
HMW adiponectin	High molecular weight adiponectin
FoxO1	Forkhead box protein O1
Sirt1	Sirtuin 1
C/EBPα	CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins
SERBP	Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
SRE	SERBP response element
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
ATF3	Activating transcription factor 3
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
AP-2β	Activating enhancer binding protein-2β
IGFBP-3	IGF-1-binding protein 3
Id3	Inhibitor of differentiation-3
HIF1α	Hypoxia inducible factor alpha
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
ERK	Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
ERp44	ER chaperone protein 44
Ero-1La	ERO1-like protein alpha
DsbA-L	Disulfide-bond A oxidoreductase-like protein
COX2	Cyclooxygenase 2
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
PGES	Prostaglandin E synthase
hCG	Human chorionic gonadotropin
AMPK	AMP activated protein kinase
PCOS	Polycystic ovary syndrome
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
GLUT4	Glucose transporter type 4
CNS	Central nervous system
GH	Growth hormone
LH	Luteinizing hormone
eNOS	Endothelial NOS
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
EP4	Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4
SphK	Sphingosine kinase
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion protein 1
BMI	Body mass index
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
HDL	High density lipoprotein
apoA-I	Apolipoprotein A-I
NO	Nitric oxide
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
HB-EGF	Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor
BFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
OSAS	Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
IARC	International agency for research on cancer
WCRF	World cancer research fund
SMD	Standard mean differences
RIA	Radioimmunoassay
ELISA	Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
FGF-2	Fibroblast growth factor-2
HUVEC	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Trx	Thioredoxin
CRC	Colorectal cancer
PTP1B	Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung carcinoma
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
PKA	Protein kinase A
IGF1	Insulin like growth factor-1
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
DsbA-L	Disulfide-bond A oxidoreductase-like protein