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. 2023 Jan 5;13:1101091. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1101091
4-HNE 4-hydroxynonenal
8-ohdg 8-hydroxy-2”- deoxyguanosine
ABCA1 ATP-binding cassette transporters A1
Agrp Agouti-related peptide neurons
AKT Protein kinase B
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AN Anorexia nervosa
APOB Apolipoprotein B
ARH Hypothalamic arcuate nucleus
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
BMI Body mass index
CACS Cachexia syndrome
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
COMP Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
CSCR Central serous chorioretinopathy
DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy
DN Diabetic nephropathy
DRP Diabetic retinopathy
E-GFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EGWG Excessive gestational weight gain
EGWG Excessive gestational weight gain
EndMT endothelial–to–mesenchymal transition
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
FAI Free androgen index
FBG Fasting blood glucose
FBN1 Fibrillin-1 gene
FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
GABA Γ-Aminobutyric acid
GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Hba1c Hemoglobin A1c
HOMA-IR Homeostasis model of insulin resistance
HOMA-β Homeostasis model assessment for β-cells function
IGR Impaired glucose regulation
IL Interleukin
IR Insulin resistance
IUGR Intrauterine growth retardation
LH Luteinizing hormone
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MF Macrosomic fetuses
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NGT Normal glucose tolerance
NPS Neonatal progeroid syndrome
Nrf2 nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2
OSA Obstructive sleep apnea
PAD Peripheral artery disease
PCOS Polycystic ovarian syndrome
PE Preeclampsia
PKA Protein kinase A
Pkcδ Protein kinase C-δ
POMC Pro-opiomelanocortin
Ptprd Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor δ
PVN Paraventricular nucleus
PWS Prader–Willi syndrome
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SGLT2 Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TG Triglycerides
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
UACR Urine albumin-creatinine ratio;
WC Waist circumference;
WHR Waist-to-height ratio