| ACC | acetyl-CoA-carboxylase |
| ACLY | ATP-citrate lyase |
| ACSS | acyl coenzyme A synthetase |
| ALA | α-linolenic acid |
| AMPK | 5′AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CACT | carnitine-acylcarnitine-transporter |
| CAF | cancer associated fibroblast |
| CE | cholesteryl esters |
| CLA | conjugated linoleic acid |
| CPT | carnitine palmitoyltransferase |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ELOVL | elongation of very-long-chain fatty acids protein |
| EPCAM | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FABP | fatty acid binding protein |
| FADS | fatty acid desaturase |
| FAO | fatty acid oxidation |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| FAT | fatty acid translocase |
| FATP | fatty acid transport protein |
| FFAR-2 | free fatty acid receptor-2 |
| HOXC10 | homeodomain-vontaining gene C10 |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| LA | linoleic acid |
| LCFA | long-chain fatty acid |
| LD | lipid droplet |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LPS | lipopolysachcharide |
| LXRs | endothelial liver X receptors |
| MCFA | medium-chain fatty acid |
| MUFA | monosaturated fatty acid |
| NK | natural killer cell |
| oxLDL | oxidized low density lipoprotein |
| PMN-MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCD | stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| SFA | saturated fatty acid |
| TAG | triacylglycerols |
| TAM | tumor associated macrophage |
| TCA cycle | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| Th17 | T Helper 17 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| Treg | T Regulatory |
| TRM | tissue resident memory |
| TSP-1 | thrombospondin-1 |
| UCP | mitochondrial uncoupling protein |
| UFA | unsaturated fatty acids |
| VEGFR-2 | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 |
| VLCFA | very long-chain fatty acid |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoprotein |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |