AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
BW	Body weight
CD3	Cluster of differentiation 3
CD4	Cluster of differentiation 4
CPT-1	Carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1
CS	Citrate synthase
DIO	Diet-induced obesity
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
EX	Exercise
FAO	Fatty acid oxidation
FCS	Fœtal calf serum
FoxP3	Forkhead box P3
GTT	Glucose tolerance test
HFD	High fat diet
HOMA-IR	Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
IFNγ	Interferon gamma
IL-6	Interleukin 6
IL-10	Interleukin 10
IR	Insulin resistance
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MFI	Mean fluorescence intensity
ND	Normal chow diet
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
PDK4	Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4
PPAR	Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TLA	Tibialis lateralis anterior
Th1	T helper 1 cells
Th2	T helper 2 cells
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
Th17	T helper 17 cells