| Arg-1 | Arginase-1 |
| Bmal1 | Brain and muscle arnt-like 1 |
| Chop | C/EBP homologous protein |
| Clock | Circadian locomotor output cycles kaput |
| Cry | Cryptochrome |
| ECIT | European Consortium for islet transplantation |
| GLT | Glucolipotoxicity |
| GSIS | Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| HDAC3 | Histone deacetylase 3 |
| Hprt1 | Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| Inos | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Ins-1/2 | Insulin 1/2 |
| IκBα | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor α |
| KAT | Lysine acetyltransferase |
| KDAC | Lysine deacetylase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium-bromide |
| NAC | n-acetylcysteine |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells |
| NMA | NG-methyl-L-arginine |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| Per | Period |
| Per2-luc | Per2-luciferase |
| Ppia | Peptidylprolyl isomerase A |
| PSMB8 | Inducible proteasome subunit β5i |
| Rev-erb | Reverse-erythroblastosis virus |
| RORα | Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor α |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCN | Suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SI | Stimulatory index |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |