Ab	Antibody
AdRiKO	Adipose-specific Rictor knockout
ADSCs	Adipose-derived stem cells
ASCVD	Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
AT	Adipose tissue
BMI	Body mass index
CaM	Calmodulin
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCR	CC chemokine receptor
c-kit	KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase
CNS	Central nervous system
CRP	C-reactive protein
CXCL	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand
DAG	Diacylglycerol
DN	Diabetic nephropathy
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAE	Femoral artery excision
FOXK1	Forkhead box K1
GDP	Guanosine diphosphate
GLUT4	Glucose transporter 4
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GPCR	G-protein coupled receptor
GTP	Guanosine triphosphate
HFD	High-fat diet
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IKK	Inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB kinase
IL	Interleukin
IP3	Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
IκB	Inhibitor of NF-κB
JAK	Janus kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL	Low density lipoprotein
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MAP	Mitogen-activated protein
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MCPIP1	MCP-1-induced protein
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
mTORC1	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
NCD	Noncommunicable diseases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
NTD	Neural tube defect
PAI1	Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PIP2	Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate
PKC-β	Protein kinase C-β
PP2A	Protein phosphatase 2A
RANTES	Regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted
RBP4	Retinol binding protein
RETN	Resistin
RHEB	Ras homolog enriched in brain
sc	Subcutaneous
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
snRNA-seq	Single-nucleus RNA sequencing
STAT	Signal transducers and activators of transcription
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor beta
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRIF	TIR-domain containing adapter-inducing interferon β
VEGF	Vascular-endothelial growth factor
vis	Visceral
WAT	White adipose tissue