| T2D | Type-2 diabetes |
| AT | Adipose tissue |
| ATM | Adipose tissue macrophages |
| SVF | Stromal vascular fraction |
| TNF | Tumour necrosis factor |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PKB | Protein kinase B |
| IκB | Inhibitors of κB |
| IL6 | Interleukin 6 |
| CCL2/MCP1 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligang 2/Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| IKKβ | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta |
| PPR | Pattern recognition receptors |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| NLR | NOD-like receptors |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| NLRP3 | Gene encoding NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| IL1B | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL18 | Interleukin 18 |
| IL1R | Interleukin 1 receptor |
| MyD88 | Myeloid primary response differentiation-88 protein |
| IRAK | Interleukin 1 associated kinase |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| IL4R | Interleukin 4 receptor |
| TNFR | TNF receptor |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| HK | Hexokinase |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex |
| HIF1 | Hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| CARKL | Carbohydrate kinase-like |
| PPP | Pentose phosphate pathway |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MCSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| FAO | Fatty acid oxidation |
| IL4 | Interleukin 4 |
| LAL | Lysosomal acid lipase |
| FATP1 | Fatty acid transporter 1 |
| FABP | Fatty acid binding protein |
| CPT | Carnitine palmitoyl transferase |
| αKG | Alpha-ketoglutarate |
| SUCNR1 | Succinate receptor |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDK | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter sub-family A member 1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter sub-family G member 1 |
| APOE | Apolipoprotein E |
| APOC | Apolipoprotein C |
| ARG2 | Arginase-2 |
| SREBP | Sterol regulatory element binding protein |
| NLRP1A | Gene encoding NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 1A |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |