EVs	extracellular vesicles
BCAAs	branched-chain amino acids
ABCA1	ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA1
ABCG1	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 1
ADEVs	adipose-derived extracellular vesicles
Akt	“Protein kinase B2” (PKB)
AQP7	Aquaporin-7
AT	adipose tissue
ATM	adipose tissue resident macrophages
BAT	brown adipose tissue
Cav-1	Caveolin 1
DAD1	Defender against cell death 1
ESCRT	endosomal sorting complex required for transport
FABP4	fatty acid binding protein 4
GPI	glycosylphosphatidylinositol
IL-6	interleukin 6
IR	insulin resistance
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
LPL	Lipoprotein lipase
MALAT1	metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MIF	macrophage migration inhibitory factor
miRNA	micro ribonucleic acid
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-kB	Nuclear factor Kappa B
NPM3	Nucleoplasmin-3
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PM	plasma membrane
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
RBP4	retinol binding protein 4
SHH	sonic hedgehog
STEAP3	Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 3
SVF	stromal vascular fraction
TFGB1	transforming growth factor-beta 1
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alfa
WAT	white adipose tissue