| AC | Acylceramide |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AD | Alzheimer′s disease |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| BAT | Brown adipose tissue |
| CE | Cholesterol ester |
| CEBP | CCAAT/Enhancer binding protein |
| ChREBP | Carbohydrate response element-binding protein |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| DGAT2 | Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase-2 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| GBA | β-cerebrosidase |
| hSCD1 | Human stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| hSCD5 | Human stearoyl-CoA desatuarse-5 |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| PA | Phosphatidic acids |
| PD | Parkinson′s Disease |
| PGC1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha |
| PL | Phospholipid |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| SCD | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SCD2 | Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-2 |
| SCD3 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-3 |
| SCD4 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-4 |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| SREBP1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling protein-1 |
| VC | Vascular calcification |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |