EC/E.cava	Ecklonia cava
ECE	Ecklonia cava extract
NC	normal control
PC	positive control
HFD	high-fat diet
T1	low dose of ECE treatment group
T2	intermediate dose of ECE treatment group
T3	high dose of ECE treatment group
HCA	hydroxy citric acid
BW/b.w	bodyweight
FCR	feed conversion rate
GIP	gastric inhibitory peptides
GGT	gamma-glutamyl transferase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
TG	triglycerides
FFA	free fatty acid
AI	atherogenic index
RNA	ribonucleic Acid
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
CDNA	complementary DNA
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
LPL	lipo-protein lipase
SRBP-1c	sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1
FBS	fetus bovine serum
DEX	dexamethasone
IBMX	3-Isobutyl-1-methylxanthine
ROC	receiver operating characteristics
AUROC	area under receiver operating characteristics curve
ALP	alkaline phosphatase
ALT	alanine transaminase
AST	aspartate transaminase
GGT	gamma-glutamyl-transferase
WHO	World Health Organization
COVID	coronavirus disease
NAFLD	nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
SD	Sprague–Dawley
DCM	dichloromethane
IU	international unit
PBS	Phospahte buffer saline
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
OD	optical density
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1picryl-hydrzyl
ABTS	2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazolin)-6-sulfonic acid
RPM	round per minute
TA	tannic acid
FF	fenofibrate
SEM	standard error mean
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunoassay
TNF-a	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
IL-6	interleukin-6