| AMPK | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| ATF6 | activating transcription factor 6 |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BiP | immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein |
| Bad | Bcl-2-associated death promoter |
| Bax | Bcl-2 associated X protein |
| CHOP | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein C/EBP homologous protein |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| DISC | death-inducing signalling complex |
| DP5 | death protein 5 |
| EGFR | epithelial growth factor receptor |
| eIF2α | eukaryotic initiation factor 2α |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FAT/CD36 | fatty acid translocase/cluster of differentiation 36 |
| FoxO | forkhead box |
| GPR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| iNOS | inducible form of NOS |
| IRE1α | inositol-requiring protein 1α |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LOA | linoleic acid |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| Mcl-1 | myeloid cell leukemia-1 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| PA | palmitic acid |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA (PKR)-like ER kinase |
| PIDD | p53-induced protein with a death domain |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| POA | palmitoil acid |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| SA | stearic acid |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| OA | oleic acid |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |