| ACSM | American College of Sports Medicine |
| ADAM | A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase Domain-Containing Protein |
| AdipoR1/2 | Adiponectin Receptor 1/2 |
| AIB1 | Amplified in Breast Cancer 1 |
| AMPK | Adenosine Monophosphate-Dependent Kinase |
| APPL1 | Adaptor Protein, Phosphotyrosine Interacting with PH Domain, and Leucine Zipper 1 |
| ASC | Adipose-Tissue-Derived Stromal Cell |
| AT | Adipose Tissue |
| BAT | Brown Adipose Tissue |
| BC | Breast Cancer |
| BMA | Bone Marrow Adipocyte |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CAP1 | Adenylyl Cyclase-Associated Protein 1 |
| CCLR2 | C-C Motif Chemokine-Like Receptor 2 |
| CD | Cluster of Differentiation |
| CMKLR1 | Chemokine-Like Receptor 1 |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| COX2 | Cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| CRP | C-reactive Protein |
| CSC | Cancer Stem Cell |
| CV | Cardiovascular Disease |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EE | Endurance Exercise |
| Egr-1 | Early Growth Response Factor-1 |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| ER | Oestrogen Receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular Signalling-Regulated Kinase |
| ESCC | Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| fFA | Free Fatty Acid |
| GC | Gastric Cancer |
| GH | Growth Hormone |
| GHSR | Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor |
| gp130 | Glycoprotein 130 |
| GPR-1 | G Protein-Coupled Receptor 1 |
| HCC | Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| HER2 | Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 |
| HFD | High-Fat Diet |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α |
| HIIT | High-Intensity Interval Training |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 |
| IFNγ | Interferon γ |
| IGF1R | Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRS | Insulin Receptor Substrate |
| LCN2 | Lipocalin 2 |
| LDL | Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| LEPR | Leptin Receptor |
| LGI | Low-Grade Inflammation |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| mAT | Marrow Adipose Tissue |
| MET | Metabolic Equivalent Task |
| Metrnl | Meteorin-Like |
| MM | Multiple Myeloma |
| MMP | Matrix Metalloproteinase |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stem Cell |
| mtDNA | Mitochondrial DNA |
| NAMPT | Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear Factor κB |
| NGAL | Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOS | Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| NSCLC | Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| PA | Physical Activity |
| PBEF | Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor |
| PBMC | Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog |
| PTHrP | Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand |
| RARRES2 | Retinoic Acid Receptor Responder 2 |
| RE | Resistance Exercise |
| ROR1 | Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor 1 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SDF-1 | Stromal-Cell-Derived Factor-1 |
| sIL-6R | Soluble Interleukin 6 Receptor |
| SKM | Skeletal Muscle |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| TACE | Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Converting Enzyme |
| TC | Thyroid Cancer |
| TLR4 | Toll-Like Receptor 4 |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor α |
| TNFR | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor |
| TRAIL | TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand |
| TRAIL-R2 | TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand Receptor 2 |
| UCP1 | Uncoupling Protein 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| VCAM | Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule |
| VSMC | Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells |
| WAT | White Adipose Tissue |