| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette transporter, subfamily A, member1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AQP7 | aquaporin 7 |
| ATG5 | autophagy-related 5 |
| ATM | adipose tissue macrophage |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| BCAA | branched-chain amino acid |
| BECN1 | beclin 1 |
| BIRC5 | baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 5 |
| bmMDE | bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome |
| CDK4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| CDKN1A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| CDKN1B | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B |
| CDKN2A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| CHREBP | carbohydrate response element-binding protein |
| CPT1A | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, liver |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DNMT3A | DNA methyltransferase 3A |
| DNMT3B | DNA methyltransferase 3B |
| E2F1 | E2F transcription factor 1 |
| ELF3 | E74-like factor 3 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERRγ | estrogen-related receptor γ |
| ESRRG | estrogen-related receptor γ |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| FFAR4 | free fatty acid receptor 4 |
| FIH-1 | factor inhibiting HIF-1 |
| FoxO1A | forkhead box O1A |
| FoxO3A | forkhead box O3A |
| FoxP3 | forkhead box P3 |
| FTO | α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxigenase |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GH | growth hormone |
| GHR | growth hormone receptor |
| GLUT1 | glucose transporter 1 |
| GSIS | glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| H19 | long non-coding RNA H19 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HIF1AN | hypoxia-inducible factor 1α inhibitor |
| HK1 | hexokinase 1 |
| HoP | Holder pasteurization |
| HPP | high pressure processing |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGF1R | insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| IGF2BP2 | insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IMP2) |
| INS | insulin |
| INSR | insulin receptor |
| IRS2 | insulin receptor substrate 2 |
| JAK2 | anus kinase 2 |
| KATP | ATP-sensitive potassium channel |
| LAMP2A | lysosome-associated membrane protein type 2A |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LIN28A | LIN28 homolog A |
| LIN28B | LIN28 homolog B |
| LKB1 | serine/threonine protein kinase 11 |
| MAFA | MAF bZIP transcription factor A |
| MAFB | MAF bZIP transcription factor B |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 3 |
| MAX | MAX protein |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| MCT1 | monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| MDM2 | MDM2 protooncogene |
| MDM4 | MDM4 regulator of p53 |
| MECP2 | methyl CpG binding protein 2 |
| METTL3 | methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit |
| METTL14 | methyltransferase 14, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit |
| MEX | milk exosome |
| MGST1 | glutathione S-transferase, microsomal, 1 |
| miR | micro-ribonucleic acid |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| MYC | MYC protooncogen, bHLH transcription factor |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NANOG | NANOG homeobox |
| NCOA1 | nuclear receptor coactivator 1 |
| NEUROD1 | neurogenic differentiation 1 |
| NKX2.2 | NK2 homeobox 2 |
| NKX6.1 | NK6 homeobox 1 |
| NRIP1 | nuclear receptor-interacting protein 1 |
| OCT4 | POU domain, class 5, transcription factor 1 |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PAX4 | paired box gene 4 |
| PAX6 | paired box gene 6 |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PDGFRA | platelet-derived growth factor receptor α |
| PDH | pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDX-1 | pancreas/duodenum homeobox protein 1 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PIK3IP1 | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-interacting protein 1 |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| PRAS40 | proline-rich AKT substrate 40-KD |
| PRKAA1 | protein kinase, AMP-activated, catalytic, α1 |
| PRKAG2 | protein kinase, AMP-activated, noncatalytic, γ-2; |
| PRL | prolactin |
| PRLR | prolactin receptor |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| RIP140 | receptor interacting protein 140 |
| RAF1 | RAF1 protooncogene, serine/threonine kinase |
| SCO2 | SCO cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein 2 |
| SESN1 | sestrin 1 |
| SESN2 | sestrin 2 |
| SLC2A1 | solute carrier family 2, member 1 |
| SLC2A2 | solute carrier family 2, member 2 |
| SLC16A1 | solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid transporter), member 1 |
| SMAD2 | SMAD family member 2 |
| SMAD3 | SMAD family member 3 |
| SNCA | synuclein α |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TIGAR | TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator |
| T1DM | type 1 diabetes mellitus |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TGFBR2 | transforming growth factor-β receptor type 2 |
| TNFRSF10B | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 10B; |
| TP53 | tumor protein p53 |
| TSC2 | tuberin |
| UHT | ultraheat treatment |
| USP4 | ubiquitin-specific protease 4 |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| VHL | von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor |