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. 2020 Jun 11;21(11):4182. doi: 10.3390/ijms21114182
MetS Metabolic Syndrome
T2D Type 2 Diabetes
NAFLD Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
WHO World Health Organization
FPG Fasting Plasma Glucose
2-h PH 2-h Plasma Glucose
OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
HbA1C Hemoglobin A1c
FSIVGTT Frequently-Sampled Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
HOMA-IR Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance
HOMA2 Homeostatic Model Assessment 2
QUICKI Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index
PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
ncRNA Non-Coding RNA
lncRNA Long Non-Coding RNA
pre-miRNA Precursor miRNA
miRNA microRNA
(ce)RNA Competing Endogenous RNA
Nts Nucleotides
mRNA Messenger RNA
MALAT1 Metastasis Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1
MEG3 Maternally Expressed Gene 3
H19 H19 Imprinted Maternally Expressed Transcript
HFD-mice High Fat Diet Mice
Lepr db/db Homozygous for the Diabetes db Mutation of the Leptin Receptor
GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
INSR Insulin Receptor
IRS Insulin Receptor Substrate
IRS1 Insulin Receptor Substrate 1
IRS2 Insulin Receptor Substrate 2
Pi3K Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIP3 Prolactin Induced Protein 3
PIP2 Prolactin Induced Protein 2
Akt Protein Kinase B
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog
FOXO Forkhead Box
FOXO1 Forkhead Box O1
GSK3 Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
mTOR Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Kinase
G6PC Glucose-6-Phosphatase Catalytic Subunit
PCK1 Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase 1
SREBP-1c Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Proteins
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SOD Superoxide Dismutase
CAT Catalase
GSH-Px Glutathione Peroxidase
Hnf1b Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1-beta
PPARγ Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator
Myh7b Beta-Myosin Heavy Chain
MMP-7 Matrix Metallopeptidase 7
SPF Specific Pathogen-Free
HNF6 Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 6
OC2 One Cut Homeobox 2
BMEL Bipotent Murine Embryonic Liver Cells
FASN Fatty Acid Synthase
IR Insulin-Resistant
Acc1 Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
HNF-4α Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 α
NEAT2 Noncoding Nuclear-Enriched Abundant Transcript 2
HUVECs Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
IL-6 Interleukin-6
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor α
SAA3 Serum Amyloid A3
JNK c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
DLK1-MEG3 Imprinted Delta Like Non-Canonical Notch Ligand
GTL2 Gene Trap Locus 2
NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
ATF4 Activating Transcription Factor 4
EGR2 Early Growth Response 2
PBMC Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
IGF2 Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2
IGN Imprinted Gene Network
RNA-seq RNA Sequencing
SCD1 Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase
HDL-C High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
eGRF Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Test
ANIT Alpha-Naphthylisothiocyanate
HBV Hepatitis B Virus
AUC Area Under Curve
ROC Receiver Operating Characteristics