| 3′UTR | 3′untranslated region |
| 39 UTRs | 39 untranslated regions |
| AGEs | advanced glycation end products |
| AKT | serine/threonine protein kinase B |
| AIM | absentin-melanoma |
| ALRs | absentin-melanoma-like receptors |
| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ASC | apoptosis-associated speck-like protein |
| CARD | C-terminal caspase recruitment domain |
| CRP | C-reactice protein |
| CTLs | C-type lectins |
| DAG | diacylglycerol |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| dsDNA | bacterial double-stranded DNA |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 |
| eNOS | endothelial NO synthase |
| FFAs | saturated free fatty acids |
| G3PDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter 4 |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| IAAP | islet amyloid polipeptyde |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| ICE | interleukin-1β-converting enzyme |
| IDF | International Diabetes Federation |
| IL | interleukins |
| IRAK1 | IL-1 receptor-associated kinase |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| JNKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| LRR | leucine-rich repeats |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCP1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MCT1 | monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| mRNAs | messenger RNAs |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex |
| NBD | nucleotide-binding domain |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRP | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor with a pyrin domain |
| NLRP3 | protein 3 inflammasome complex |
| NLR | Nod-like receptor |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOD | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain |
| NOD | nucleotide oligomerization domain |
| NPAS3 | neuronal Per-Arnt-Sim domain protein 3 |
| NT | nucleotides |
| ORP8 | oxysterol-binding-protein-related protein 8 |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PARP-1 | poly (ADP ribose) polymerase 1 |
| PERK | protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PKCα | protein kinase C alpha |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptor |
| PYD | pyrin domain |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid inducible gene-I |
| RLRs | RIG-I-like receptors |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SFAs | saturated fatty acids |
| SGK1 | serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| Th | T helper |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TNFR | tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TORC1 | target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| TRAF6 | TNFR-associated factor 6 |
| TXN | thioredoxin |
| TXNIP | thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VCAM-1 | vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |