ACE2	Angiotensin converting enzyme 2
ADSF	Adipocyte-specific secretory factor
Akt	Retroviral oncogene also named Protein Kinase B
AMPK	AMP-activated Protein Kinase
APJ	Tissue Inhibitors of MetalloProteinases
APLNR	Apelin receptor
BAT	Brown Adipose Tissue
BeWo	Placental cell line
BMI	Body Mass Index
CCRL2	C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor Like 2
ChemR23	Chemerin Receptor 23
CHO cells	Chinese hamster ovary cells
CL	Corpus Luteum
CMKLR1	Chemokine-Like Receptor 1
COV 434	Cellosaurus cell line 43 (immortalized ovarian cells)
CSF	CerebroSpinal Fluid
DCN	Decorin
DHT	Dihydrotestosterone
E2	Estradiol
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinases 1 & 2
EVTs	Extravillous trophoblasts
FSH	Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Gata4	GATA binding protein 4.
GnRH	Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptors
GPR1	G protein-coupled receptor 1
hCG	human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HCR	C-terminal receptor binding domain
HIV	Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HSD3B	3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
IGF-1	Insulin like Growth Factor 1
IGF-1-R	Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
IL17/22	Interleukin 17/22
Insl3	Insulin-like 3
IR	Insulin Resistance
KGN	Steroidogenic human granulosa-like tumor cell line
LH	Luteinizing Hormone
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
mTOR	mammalian Target Of Rapamycin Complex 1 or mechanistic target of rapamycin
NAD	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
NadV	Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase NadV
NAMPT	Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
NFkB	Transcription factor Nuclear Factor-kappa B
NK cells	Natural Killer cells
NMN	Nicotinamide MonoNucleotide
ORF	Open reading frame
P4	Progesterone
P450 CYP26A1	Cytochrome P450 CYP26A1
PBEF	Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor
PBMCS	Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
PE	PreEclempsia
PGF2alpha	Prostaglandin F2alpha
PIGF	Placental growth factor
PKA	Protein Kinase A
PKC	Protein Kinase C
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
PPAR gamma	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTEN	Phosphatase and TENsin homolog
PTX sensitive	Pertussis Toxin sensitive
RARRES2	Retinoic Acid Receptor Responder protein 2
Retn	Resistin
RhoA	Ras homolog gene family, member A
ROR1	Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1
SF1	Steroidogenic Factor 1
SHBG	Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
SIRT1	Member of the sirtuin family
SIV	Simian Immunodeficiency Virus
StAR	Steroid Acute Regulatory protein
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TLR4	Toll Like Receptor 4
TNF alpha	Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
WAT	White Adipose Tissue
WT	Wild Type