| B. acidifaciens: | Bacteroides acidifaciens |
| EV71: | enterovirus 71 |
| FBG: | fasting blood glucose |
| FSG: | fasting serum glucose |
| G. frondosa: | Grifola frondosa |
| GFP: | Grifola frondosa polysaccharide |
| GRN: | Grifolan |
| HBV: | hepatitis B virus |
| HFD: | high-fat diet |
| HIV: | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IFN: | interferons |
| IL: | interleukins |
| IR: | insulin receptor |
| IRS-1: | insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| HSV: | herpes simplex virus |
| L. acidophilus: | Lactobacillus acidophilus |
| L. edodes: | Lentinus edodes |
| NAFLD: | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NK cell: | natural killer cell |
| SBP: | systolic blood pressure |
| SSF: | solid-state fermentation |
| T2DM: | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TNF: | tumor necrosis factors |