| ACS | Acyl-CoA synthetase |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| Cer | Ceramide |
| DAG | Diacylglycerols |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| FABPpm | fatty acid-binding protein plasma membrane |
| FATP | fatty acid transport proteins |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| GPAT | glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| IR | insulin receptor |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| LCACoA | long-chain acyl-CoA |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LPA | lysophosphatidic acid |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| PA | phosphatidic acid |
| PAP | phosphatidic acid phosphatase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| SAT | subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SPT | serine palmitoyltransferase |
| SVF | stromal vascular fraction |
| TAG | Triacylglycerols |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VAT | visceral adipose tissue |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoproteins |