| ACC1 | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end products |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| AML-12 | Alpha mouse liver 12 cells |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATGL | Adipose triglyceride lipase |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| ceRNA | Competing endogenous RNA |
| CoA | Coenzyme A |
| CPT1b | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1b |
| CREB | cAMP responsive element-binding protein |
| CRTC2 | Regulated transcription coactivator-2 |
| CVD | Cardiovascular diseases |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| DREH | Hexose/glucose transport enhancer |
| DUSP27 | Dual-specificity phosphatase 27 |
| EGR2 | Early growth response protein 2 |
| eNOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| EPCs | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| FBP | Fructose-1,6-biphosphatase |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FoxO1 | Forkhead box O1 |
| G6PC | Glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic |
| GAS5 | Growth arrest specific 5 |
| GK | Glucokinase |
| GLUT4 | Glucose transporter type 4 |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| HBx | Hepatitis B virus X |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| HGP | Hepatic glucose production |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box 1 |
| HNF4A | Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha |
| hnRNPA1 | Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 |
| HOMA-IR | Insulin resistance- homeostatic model assessment |
| HOTAIR | HOX transcript antisense RNA |
| HRECs | Human retinal endothelia cells |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IKK | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa |
| IL | Interleukin |
| INSR | Insulin receptor |
| Let-7 | Lethal-7 |
| LOXL2 | Lysyl oxidase like 2 |
| IR | Insulin resistance |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| JNK | c-Jun-N-terminal kinase |
| KSRP | K-homology splicing regulatory protein |
| LSD1 | Lysine-specific demethylase 1 |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MEG3 | Maternally expressed gene 3 |
| MIAT | Myocardial infarction associated transcript |
| MLXIPL | MLX-interacting protein-like |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| PC | Pyruvate carboxylase |
| PCK/PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PDK1 | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| PDX1 | Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase |
| PK | Phosphokinase |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRC2 | Polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| PTBP1 | Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein 1 |
| Risa | Regulator of insulin sensitivity and autophagy |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAA3 | Serum amyloid antigen 3 |
| SAH | S-adenosylhomocysteine |
| SAHH | S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase |
| SAT | Subcutaneous adipose tissue |
| SCO1 | Cytochrome C oxidase |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SRA | Steroid receptor RNA activator |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1c |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| VASH1 | Vasohibin-1 |
| VAT | Visceral adipose tissue |
| VEGFA | Vascular endothelial growth factor-A |
| WAT | White adipose tissue |