ACC1	acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1
AKR1C	aldo–keto reductase 1C enzyme
AKT	protein kinase B
AMPK	5${}^{\prime }$AMP-activated protein kinase
AR	adrenergic receptors
ATGL	adipose triglyceridelipase
BAT	brown adipose tissue
3$\beta$-HSD	3$\beta$-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
11$\beta$-HSD1	11$\beta$-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
17$\beta$-HSD	17$\beta$-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
CD68	cluster of differentiation 68
CRP	C-reactive protein
CYP11A1	cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme
CYP17A1	steroid 17$\alpha$-monooxygenase
DHEA	dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEA-S	dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DHT	dihydrotestosterone
E1	estrone
E2	17$\beta$ estradiol
E3	estriol
FAS	fatty acid synthase
FFA	free fatty acids
GLUT4	glucose transporter type 4
IRE	insulin response element
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
HSL	hormone-sensitive lipase
LPL	lipoprotein lipase activity
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-$\kappa$B	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PCOS	polycystic ovary syndrome
PKC$\zeta$	protein kinase C $\zeta$
PPAR$\gamma$	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor $\gamma$
SAT	subcutaneous adipose tissue
SCD1	stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1
SULT2A1	dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase
T	testosterone
T2D	diabetes mellitus type 2
TLR	Toll–Like Receptors
TNF$\alpha$	tumor necrosis factor
TRT	testosterone replacement therapy
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
WAT	White adipose tissue