| Sema3A | semaphorin 3A |
| ASCs | adipose mesenchymal stem cells |
| Nrp | neuropilin |
| POMC | proopiomelanocortin |
| ARH | arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus |
| NPY | neuropeptide Y |
| MC4R | melanocortin receptor 4 |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| PVH | paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| DR | diabetic retinopathy |
| OIR | oxygen-induced retinopathy |
| DN | diabetic nephropathy |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| DPN | diabetic peripheral neuropathy |
| NGF | neural growth factor |
| Arg | arginase |
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