AdipoR	Adiponectin receptor
Akt	Protein kinase B
AMPK	Adenosine monophosphate kinase
ANGPTL2	Angiopoietin-related protein 2
BMI	Body Mass Index
CIMT	Carotid intima-media thickness
CVDs	Cardiovascular diseases
DM2	Type 2 diabetes
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
HDL-C	High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol
hsCRP	high sensitivity-C-reactive proteins
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
IL	Interleukin
JAK-STAT3	Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LEPR	Leptin controls food intake by binding to its receptor
LVH	Left ventricular hypertrophy
MAPKs	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCP-1	Chemotactic protein 1
MS	Metabolic syndrome
NF-kB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells
PI3Ks	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase ()
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RBP4	Retinol-4 transporter protein
RBP4	Retinol-binding protein 4
Sfrp5	Secreted frizzled-related protein
SVF	Stromal vascular fraction
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
t-PA	Tissue-plasminogen activator
VCAM-1	Vascular cell-adhesion molecule-1
ZAG	Zinc-a2-glycoprotein