| AF-1 | Activation function 1 |
| AF-2 | Activation function 2 |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| ChIP | Chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| CPP | Cell-penetrating peptide |
| DBD | DNA-binding domain |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| FIZZ1 | Found in inflammatory zone protein 1 |
| G6Pase | Glucose-6-phosphatase |
| GC | Glucocorticoid |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| GRα | Glucocorticoid receptor alpha |
| GRβ | Glucocorticoid receptor beta |
| GREs | Glucocorticoid-responsive elements |
| GRLKO | Glucocorticoid receptor liver knockout |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| Gys2 | Glycogen synthase 2 |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| hGR | Human glucocorticoid receptor |
| Hsp | Heat shock protein |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IPA | Ingenuity Pathway Analysis |
| LAMA4 | Laminin A4 |
| LBD | Ligand-binding domain |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MEF | Mouse embryonic fibroblast |
| mGR | Murine glucocorticoid receptor |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| nGRE | Negative glucocorticoid-responsive element |
| NLS | Nuclear localization signal |
| NR3C1 | Nuclear receptor 3, group C, member 1 |
| NTD | N-terminal transactivation domain |
| PDK4 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-4 |
| PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PNA | Peptide nucleic acid |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROCK1 | Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase 1 |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| RU486 | Mifepristone |
| SRps | Serine/arginine-rich proteins |
| STAT | Signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| TCF | T-cell factor |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TM | Trabecular meshwork |
| TNC | Tenascin C |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UTR | Untranslated region |
| Wnt | Wingless and Int-1 |
| YFP | Yellow fluorescent protein |
| zGR | Zebrafish glucocorticoid receptor |