Akt	protein kinase B
ANOVA	analysis of variance
ASAH1	acid ceramidase
ASAH2	neutral ceramidase
ASAH3	alkaline ceramidase
BSA	bovine serum albumin
CER	ceramide
COM	coumestrol
FABPpm	fatty acid binding protein
FAT/CD36	fatty acid translocase
FATP1	fatty acid transport protein 1
FATP2	fatty acid transport protein 2
FATP5	fatty acid transport protein 5
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FFA	free fatty acids
GSK-3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
HBBS	Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
IL-6	interleukin 6
CerS 4	(dihydro)ceramide synthase 4
CerS 6	(dihydro)ceramide synthase 6
PA	palmitic acid
pAkt	phosphorylated protein kinase B
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
pGSK-3β	phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase 3β
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase
S1P	sphingosine-1-phosphate
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SFA	sphinganine
SFO	sphingosine
SPHK1	sphingosine kinase
SPHK2	sphingosine kinase 2
SPTLC1	serine palmitoyltransferase 1
SPTLC2	serine palmitoyltransferase 2
T2DM	type II diabetes mellitus
TBS	Tris-buffered saline
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
β-HADH	β-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase