AMP	adenosine monophosphate
AT	adipose tissue
ATGL	adipose triglyceride lipase
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
BAT	brown adipose tissue
BMAL1	circadian gene
BMP	bone morphogenic protein
CC	circadian clock
CD	cluster of differentiation
CLOCK	circadian gene
CRY	crytochrome circadian gene
DAG	diacylglycerol
dSAT	deep subcutaneous adipose tissue
dWAT	dermal adipose tissue
FA	fatty acid
FABP	fatty-Acid-binding Protein
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FFA	free fatty acids
G3P	glycerol-3-phosphate
Glut	glucose transporter
HDACs	histone deacetylases
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HK	hexokinase
HSL	hormone-sensitive lipase
IL	interleukin
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
KLF	Krüppel-like factor
LPL	lipoprotein lipase
MФ	macrophages
MAT	bone marrow adipose tissue
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein-1
MetS	metabolic syndrome
miRNAs	micro ribonucleic acids
NOX	NADPH oxidase
PGC-1α	peroxisome proliferated receptor γ coactivator 1 α
PKA	protein kinase A
Plins	perpilins
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TLR	toll-like receptors
Treg	regulatory T cells
SAT	subcutaneous adipose tissue
SREBP	sterol regulatory element-binding protein
TG	triglycerides
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
UCP	uncoupling protein
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
WAT	white adipose tissue