| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| DPP-IV | Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GIP | Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| SGLT2 | Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| HMG-CoA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A |
| HFD | High fat fed |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor-β1 |
| CYP2E1 | Cytochrome P450 2E1 |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NA | Nicotinamide |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| AST | Aspartate transaminase |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| AGE | Advanced Glycation End Products |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| PEPCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| G6Pase | Glucose 6 Phosphate |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear transcription factor kappa-B |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| Syk | Spleen tyrosine kinase |
| MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| GPX4 | Glutathione peroxidase 4 |
| NPC1L1 | Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 |
| RAAS | Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system |