ADIPOR1	Adiponectin Receptor 1
AKT	AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase
BMI	Body mass index
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
CCL2	C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
CCR2	C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 2
CDS	Coding DNA sequence
CRC	Colorectal cancer
Dgcr8	DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region Gene 8
ETS1	ETS Proto-Oncogene 1
FOXO1	Forkhead Box O1
HSC	Hematopoietic stem cells
HDL-C	High density lipoprotein-Cholesterol
HMGA2	High Mobility Group AT-Hook 2
Hnfb1	HNF1 Homeobox B
IGF1R	IGF-I receptor
IRS1	Insulin Receptor Substrate 1
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IR	Insulin resistance
IFN	Interferon
IL	Interleukin
KO	Knock-out
mTOR	Mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin Kinase
miRNA	microRNA
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MEK 1/2	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 1/2
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor Kappa B
NCOA-1	Nuclear Receptor Coactivator-1
ORP8	Oxysterol-binding protein-related protein 8
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase
pri-miRNA	Primary miRNA
RIP140	Receptor-Interacting Protein 140
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
SRB1	Scavenger Receptor Class B Member 1
STAT	Signal Transducer And Activator of Transcription
SHH	Sonic Hedgehog Signalling Molecule
Tet-1	Tet Methylcytosine Dioxygenase 1
TRBP	Trans-Activation Responsive RNA-Binding Protein
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1
TRAF-4	Tumor Necrosis Factor receptor associated factor (TRAF)-4
T2D	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
UTR	Untranslated region
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WHR	Waist-to-hip ratio