3T3-L1	Mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line
AKT	Serine/threonine kinase
AKT3	AKT serine/threonine kinase 3
ARIC	Atherosclerosis risk in communities
bHLH	Basic helix–loop–helix protein
BMI	Body mass index
CAV1	Caveolin 1
CAV2	Caveolin 2
Ccl2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
Ccl7	C-C motif chemokine ligand 7
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
Cxcl10	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10
DICER1	Endoribonuclease dicer
ERK5	Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 5
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
FABP4	Fatty acid-binding protein 4
FGF21	Fibroblast growth factor 21
GPx-1	Glutathione peroxidase 1
HB1Ac	Glycated hemoglobin
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HFD	High-fat diet
HMG-CoA	β-hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA
HMGA2	High-mobility group at-hook 2
HSCs	Hepatic stellate cells
IL-6	Interleukin 6
INSIG1	Insulin-induced gene 1
MAPK7	Mitogen-activated protein kinase 7
MCT1	Monocarboxylate transporter 1
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
MTPN	Myotrophin
NAFLD	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NGN3	Neurogenin 3
OP-9	Bone marrow-derived stromal cell line
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTCH1	Proliferation suppressor protein patched homolog 1
Rb2/p130	130 KDa retinoblastoma-associated protein
SAT	Subcutaneous adipose tissue
SMCs	Smooth muscle cells
SOD-2	Superoxide dismutase 2
SOD-1	Superoxide dismutase 1
SREBP-2	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2
ST-2	Bone marrow-derived stromal cell line
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T2D	Type 2 diabetes
TG	Triglycerides
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor
VAT	Visceral adipose tissue
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growing factor
Wnt	Wingless-related integration site