SR-B1	Scavenger receptor class B type 1
CD36	Cluster of differentiation 36
ISX	Intestine-specific homeobox
BCO1	β-carotene oxygenase 1
IOM	Institute of Medicine
GRAS	Generally recognized as safe
MHC II	Major histocompatibility complex II
IL-2	Interleukin-2
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhance of activated B cells
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cell
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
ONOO−	Peroxynitrite
MDA	Malondialdehyde
NO	Nitric oxide
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Bax	Bcl-2-associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
NRF2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
ARE	Antioxidant response element
p-IκB	Phosphorylation of IκB
NFE2L2	Nuclear factor erythroid derived 2-like 2
HMOX1	Heme-oxygenase 1 gene
NQO-1	NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1
c-AMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
Lyc	Lycopene
ET-1	Endothelin 1
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
RelA	Nuclear factor NF-κB p65 subunit
MIP-2	Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2
DSS	Dextran sulfate sodium
TUNEL	Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling
EGFP	Enhanced green fluorescent protein
AST	Aspartate Aminotransferase
ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase;
GGT	Gamma-glutamyl transferase
RAGE	Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts
eWAT	epididymal white adipose tissue
ATM	Adipose tissue macrophage
STAT6	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
Akt	Protein kinase B
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
CRP	C-reactive protein
CAT	Catalase
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase 1
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor beta 1
Cyt c	Cytochrome c
GSH	Glutathione
HO-1	Heme-oxygenase 1
GCLC	Glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
IgG	Immunoglobulin G
CFA	Complete Freund’s adjuvant
SAPK	Stress-activated kinases
BW	Body weight
CYP2E1	Cytochrome P450 2E1
IFNγ	Interferon γ
MPO	Myeloperoxidase
HC	Hyperhomocysteinemic control group
ICV	Intracerebroventricular
L-NAME	L-NG-Nitro arginine methyl ester
SAH	Subarachnoid hemorrhage
RAI	Radioactive iodine
DM	Diabetes mellitus
CP/CPPS	Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
TLE	Tomato lycopene extract
Th1	Th1 helper cells
TLR	Toll-like receptor
NAD(P)H	Reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
4HNE	4-hydroxynonenal
RAR	retinoic acid receptor
ATRA	all-trans retinoic acid
RARE	retinoic acid response elements