Acetyl CoA	Acetyl coenzyme A
Akt	Protein kinase B
ApoB	Apolipoprotein B
ApoB100	Apolipoprotein B100
ApoE	Apolipoprotein E
CHD	Coronary heart disease
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CYP7A1	Cytochrome P450 Family 7 Subfamily A Member 1
ERK	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide-1
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HDL-C	HDL cholesterol
HMG-CoA	β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
HMGCR	β-hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase
IDL	Intermediate-density lipoprotein
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LDL-C	LDL Cholesterol
LDLR	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
LDLR-/-	Deleted low-density lipoprotein receptor
LXR	Liver X receptor
MKK3	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3
mTORC1	Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 or mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
MTTP	Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit
PPARα	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
PPARβ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PPY	Peptide YY
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCFAs	Short-chain fatty acids
S-equol	7-Hydroxy-3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)-chroman
SNP	Single-nucleotide polymorphism
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
SREBP-1c	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c
TAK1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7
TC	Total cholesterol
TGTC	TriglyceridesTotal cholesterol
VLDL TG	Very low-density lipoprotein Triglycerides
VLDL	Very low-density lipoprotein