| 2OAA | 2-hydroxy arachidonic acid |
| 2OHOA | 2-hydroxyoleic acid |
| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| ACE | Angiotensin converting enzyme |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| BA | Benzyl alcohol |
| Chol | Cholesterol |
| CLPs | Covalent-lipid proteins |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| cPLA2 | Cytosolic phospholipase A2 |
| CVDs | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic acid |
| EGF | Endothelial growth factor |
| eNOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FABPs | Fatty acid binding proteins |
| FFAs | Free fatty acids |
| FTase | Farnesyl transferase |
| GCMs | Chol-rich microdomains |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GFR | Growth factor receptor |
| GGTase | Geranylgeranyl transferase |
| GPCRs | G-protein coupled receptors |
| GPR40 | G-protein coupled receptor 40 |
| HDX-MS | Hydrogen–deuterium exchange mass spectrometry |
| HII | Non-lamellar-prone |
| HMG CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| Hsp | Heat shock protein |
| HSR | Heat shock response |
| ICMT | Isoprenyl carboxyl methyltransferase |
| IR | Insulin receptor |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| LBPs | Lipid-binding proteins |
| Ld | Liquid disordered |
| LDL-Chol | Low-density lipoprotein Chol |
| Lo | Liquid ordered |
| LOX | Lipoxygenase |
| LPA | Lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPC | lysoPC |
| LPE | lysoPE |
| LPL | Lipoprotein lipase |
| LPS | LysoPC |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MFS | Major facilitator superfamily |
| MLT | Membrane-lipid therapy, melitherapy |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| MUFAs | Monounsaturated fatty acids |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NPD1 | Neuroprotetin D1 |
| NSPCs | Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells |
| NVLT | Non-vesicular lipid transport |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| OSBP | Oxysterol binding protein |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PDK1 | Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PH | Pleckstrin homology |
| PI3K | PI3 Kinase |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| PLCβ | Phospholipase Cβ |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| PtdIns | Phosphoinositides |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homologue |
| RCE1 | Ras converting enzyme 1 |
| RTKs | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| SAMs | Sterile alpha motifs |
| S–D | Sprague–Dawley |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SHRs | Spontaneously hypertensive rats |
| SLC | Solute carrier |
| SM | Sphingomyelin |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| T2DM | Type-2 diabetes mellitus |
| TFEB | Transcription factor EB |
| TMS | Transmembrane segments |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |