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. 2021 Feb 18;22(4):2005. doi: 10.3390/ijms22042005
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