| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AMPK | 5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| AS160 (or TBC1D4) | 160 kDa substrate of the Akt Ser/Thr kinase |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha is a transcription factor |
| CPT-1 | Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase gene |
| GGT | Glucose tolerance test |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter 4 |
| GSV | Intracellular storage vesicles |
| GTPases | Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) ases |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin A 1c |
| HDL-C | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| IL-10 | Interleukin-10 |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| IR | Insulin receptor |
| iNOS | Nitric oxide synthase, inducible |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinases/signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| MAPK3/1 | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 and 1 |
| MCAD | Medium-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MyoVa | Myosin V heavy-chain gene (a class of actin-based motor proteins) |
| NEFA | Non-esterified fatty acids |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B |
| OLE | Olive leaf extract |
| p-ACC | Phospho-Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| p-Akt | Phosphorylated version of AKT |
| p-AMPK | Phospho-AMPK |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| p-ERα | Phosphorylated estrogen receptor alpha |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1 alpha |
| p-GSK-3β | Phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| p-IR | Phosphorylated insulin receptor |
| PI3K/AKT | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway |
| p-JNK | Phospho-JNK |
| PKC λ/ξ | Protein kinase C λ/ξ |
| PLC-PKC | Phospholipase C-protein kinase C |
| PM | Plasma membrane |
| p-mTOR | Phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) |
| p-p38 MAPK | Phospho-p38 MAPK |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| p-PKC | Phosphorylated protein kinase C |
| Rab13 | Ras-related protein Rab-13 |
| Rab14 | Ras-related protein Rab-14 |
| Rab8A | Ras-related protein Rab-8A |
| Rac 1 | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c |
| SZT | Streptozotocin |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TOL1 | Treatment with 512 mg/kg OLE |
| TOL2 | Treatment with 768 mg/kg OLE |
| TOL3 | Treatment with 1024 mg/kg OLE |