| ACEA | arachidonyl-2′-chloroethylamine |
| ACPA | arachidonylcyclopropylamide |
| AEA | anandamide |
| 2AG | 2-arachydonoylglicerol |
| APN | adiponectin |
| ARA | arachidonic acid |
| CB1 | type 1 cannabinoid receptor |
| CB2 | type 2 cannabinoid receptor |
| CHF | chronic heart failure |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| CNR1 | gene encoding for CB1 |
| CpG | cytosine–phosphate-guanine |
| CRC | Colon Rectal Cancer |
| DAGL | sn-1-diacylglycerol lipase |
| Dex | dexmedetomidine |
| DIO | diet-induced obesity |
| DLGAP2 | discs large associated protein 2 |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferases |
| Drd2 | gene encoding for dopamine receptor D2 |
| Δ9THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| ER | oestrogen receptor |
| ERE | oestrogen responsive element |
| ES | endocannabinoid system |
| EVOO | extra-virgin olive oil |
| FAAH1 | fatty acid amide hydrolase 1 |
| FAAH2 | fatty acid amide hydrolase 2 |
| FABP5 | fatty acid binding protein 5 |
| FLAT-1 | FAAH-like AEA transporter |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GlcNAcylation | O-linked β-d-N-acetylglucosaminylation |
| GnRH | gonadotropin releasing hormone |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferases |
| HDAC | histone deacetylases |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| 5hmC | 5-hydroxymethylcytosine |
| HMT | histone methyltransferases |
| HPG | hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad |
| HT | hydroxytyrosol |
| KDM1 | amino oxidase homolog lysine demethylase 1 |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| LOAD | late-onset Alzheimer’s disease |
| MAGL | monoacylglycerol lipase |
| 5mC | 5-methylcytosine |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NAPE-PLD | N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine-specific phospholipase D |
| ncRNA | non coding RNA |
| OPE | olive oil phenolic extract |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| Penk | gene encoding for Proenkephalin |
| PGC | primordial germ cell |
| P-LGG | paediatric low-grade gliomas |
| piRNA | PIWI-interacting RNA |
| piwi | P-element induced wimpy testis |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PRM | protamine |
| PUFA | poly unsaturated fatty acids |
| SAM | S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
| siRNA | short interfering RNA |
| TET | Ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenases |
| tiRNA and tRF | tRNA fragments |
| TP | transition protein |
| TRPV1 | cationic channel type 1 vanilloid receptor |
| TSS | transcription start site |