ACC	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
AES	Androgen excess society
ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase
BMI	Body mass index
COCs	Combined oral contraceptives
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CYP17	Cytochrome P450 family 17
DHEAS	Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DNL	De novo lipogenesis
FSH	Follicle-stimulating hormone
GGT	γ-Glutamyl transferase
GLUT	Glucose transport
GnRH	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
HFD	High fat diet
HepG2	Hepatoma cell
HNF-4α	Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 α
HOMA-IR	Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance
IGT	Impaired glucose tolerance
IRS	Insulin receptor substrate
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IR	Insulin resistance
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LH	Luteinizing hormone
JNK	JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MEK-1/2	Methyl ethyl ketone-1/2
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NEFAs	Non-esterified fatty acids
NF-kB	Nuclear factor-kB
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NR	Normal range
PCOS	Polycystic ovary syndrome
PCOM	Polycystic ovary morphology
PI3Kp85a	Phosphoinositide 3 kinase, p85 α
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
SHBG	Sex hormone-binding globulin
SREBP-1c	Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α