| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium |
| FBS | Foetal bovine serum |
| GLC | Glucose |
| HEPES | 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| OBRb | Leptin receptor isoform b |
| GLN | Glutamine |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NEFA | Non-essential fatty acid |
| NEAA | Non-essential amino acids |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| PALM | Palmitate |
| P/S | Penicillin/streptomycin |
| PTP1B | Protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B |
| RSV | Resveratrol |
| R3S | Resveratrol-3-sulfate |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 |
| SIRT | Sirtuin 1 |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of cytokine signalling 3 |