| ABCA | ATP binding cassette transporter A |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| AMPK | regulated protein kinase |
| Apo | apolipoprotein |
| ARA | arachidonic acid |
| BMP7 | bone morphogenic protein |
| COX | cyclooxygenase |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| GLUTs | glucose transporters |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HIF | hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HMGCR | 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase |
| IKKα | I kappa B kinase α |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| LKB1 | liver kinase B1 |
| LOX | lipoxygenase |
| LXR | liver-X-receptor |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAMPT | nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| PAM | PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway |
| PG | prostaglandin |
| PGC | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide-3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PL | phospholipid |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RES | resveratrol |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| S1P | sphingosine 1-phosphatase |
| SIRT | silent mating type information regulation |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |
| TGF-beta | transforming growth factor beta |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLDL | very low density lipoprotein |