Aldh1a2	Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A2
ARG1	Arginase 1
ATF3	Activating transcription factor 3
ATF4	Activating transcription factor 4
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BET	Bromodomain and extraterminal domain family
BIP	Binding immunoglobulin protein
CCL17	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 17
CCL20	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20
CCL24	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 24
CCL5	Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5
CHI3L1	Chitinase 3 Like 1
CHOP	CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein
CSF-1	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
CSF-1R	Colony-stimulating 1 receptor
CSF-2	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
CXCL1	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1
CXCL10	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10 (see also IP-10)
CXCL2	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2
CXCL8	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 8
CXCL9	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9
CXCR2	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 2
Db/db	Diabetic mouse model
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DP-BB	BioBreeding Diabetes Prone rat
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Endothelial growth factor
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Fas	Apoptosis antigen 1
Foxo1	Forkhead box protein O1
GCSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GK	Goto-Kakizaki rat
GSIS	Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
I-BET151	BET bromodomain inhibitor
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
IFNGR	Interferon gamma receptor
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL-1	Interleukin-1
IL-12	Interleukin-12
IL-13	Interleukin-13
IL-18	Interleukin-18
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-21	Interleukin-21
IL-33	Interleukin-33
IL-4	Interleukin-4
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
iNOS2	Inducible nitric oxide synthase 2
IP-10	Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10 (see also CXCL10)
IRF-1	Interferon regulatory factor 1
Isl-1	Insulin gene enhancer protein 1
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
Kcnj11	Potassium Inwardly Rectifying Channel Subfamily J Member 11
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
MafA	MAF BZIP Transcription Factor A
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MerTK	Tyrosine-protein kinase MER
Min6	Mouse insulinoma cell line
MIP1α	Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha
MMP	Metalloproteinase
MMP9	Metalloproteinase 9
mRNA	Messenger ribonucleic acid
NAD	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3	NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain containing 3
NO	Nitric oxide
NOD	Non-obese diabetic
NOS	Nitrogen species
NOS2	Nitric oxide synthase
p27CDKN1B	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PDX1	Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1
PI3K-AKT	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-protein kinase B signaling pathway
RARβ	Retinoic acid receptor beta
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SMAD2	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2
SMAD7	Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7
Sox9	SRY-Box Transcription Factor 9
STAT1	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
STZ	Streptozotocin
T1D	Type 1 diabetes
T2D	Type 2 diabetes
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor alpha
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
Th1	T-helper type 1 cell
Th2	T-helper type 2 cell
TNF-a	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNFR	Tumor necrosis factor receptor
Ucn3	Urocortin-3
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
Wnt3a	Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family, Member 3A
XBP1	X-box binding protein-1
YM1	Synonym for chitinase-like 3
ZDF	Zucker diabetic fatty rat