11b-HSD1	Type 1 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
11b-HSD2	Type 2 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
ACC	Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
Angptl4	Angiopoietin-like 4
ASC	Adipose stem cells
ATGL	Adipose triacylglycerol lipase
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
BMAT	Bone marrow adipose tissue
C/EBP	CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein
CBG	Corticosteroid-binding globulin
ChREBP	Carbohydrate response element-binding potein
DEX	Dexamethasone
DM	Diabetes mellitus
FAS	Fatty acid synthase
FFA	Free-fatty acid
FoxO	Forkhead box proteins
G6Pase	Glucose 6-phosphatase
GC	Glucocorticoid(s)
Gilz	Glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper
GK	Glucokinase
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide-1
GLUT	Glucose transporter
GR	Glucocorticoid Receptor
GRE	Glucocorticoid response element
GSIS	Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
GSK3	Glycogen synthase kinase 3
HFD	High fat diet
HIR	High-insulin responders
HPA	Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
HSL	Hormone-sensitive lipase
IECs	Intestinal epithelial cells
IR	Insulin receptor
IRS	Insulin receptor substrate
LIPE	Gene encoding hormone sensitive lipase
LIR	Low-insulin responders
LPL	Lipoprotein lipase
LXR	Liver X receptors
LMO3	LIM domain only protein 3
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MED1	Mediator 1
MGLL	Monoglyceride Lipase
MR	Mineralocorticoid receptor
MSC	Muscle stem cells
Ngre	Negative glucocorticoid response element
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
PDX1	Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1
PEPCK	Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIK3R1	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
RANK	Receptor activator of NF-kappaB
RANKL	Receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCAT	Subcutaneous adipose tissue
SREBP-1c	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c
TAG	Triacylglycerol
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TXNIP	Thioredoxin Interacting Protein
UCP-1	Uncoupling protein-1
VAT	Visceral adipose tissue
WAT	White adipose tissue