| 5-ASA | 5-Aminosalicylic acid |
| ACCs | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ADAM | 6-(5-heptyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)hexanoic acid |
| BVC | Bavachinin |
| CPT1 | Carnitine palmityl transferase 1 |
| FF | Fenofibrate |
| hBM-MSCs | human bone marrow-mesenchymal stem cells |
| LBP | Ligand-binding pocket |
| LDL-C | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterin |
| MDS | Molecular design suite |
| NHR assay | Nuclear hormone assay |
| OFAI | Oxohexadecenoic acids (7E)-9-oxohexadec-7-enoic |
| OFAII | (10E)-9 -oxohexadec-10-enoic acid |
| OGTT | Oral glucose tolerance test |
| PB | 2-Prenylated benzopyrans |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PPREs | Peroxisome proliferator hormone response elements |
| RXR | Retinoid X receptor |
| SAR | Structural activity relationship |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TG | Triglycerides TR-FRET: the time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer |
| TZD | Thiazolidinedione |