BMI	Body Mass Index
PVAT	Perivascular adipose tissue
IL	Interleukin
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
TNF	Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
ROS	Reactive oxidative species
NO	Nitric Oxide
ET-1	Endothelin-1
MMP	Matrix Metalloproteinase
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
MIP-1α	Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1α
HUVECs	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa B
IFN-y	Interferon-Gamma
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
PREP1	Pre-B-cell leukemia homeobox (Pbx)-regulating protein-1
eNOS	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
HSL	Hormone sensitive lipase
iNOS	Inducible NO synthase
FFA	Free Fatty Acids
f-actin	Filamentous actin
SPARC	Secreted Protein, Acidic, Rich in Cysteine
LOX	Lysyl Oxidase
CTGF	Connective Tissue Growth Factor
PAI-1	Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
AGE	Advanced glycation end products
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecule
ICAM	Intercellular adhesion molecule-1
ERK ½	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½
ADAM	A disintegrin and metalloprotease
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
PI3K-Akt	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase- protein kinase B
LPS	Lipopolysaccharides
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
TLR4	Toll-like receptor 4
SVF	Stromal vascular fraction
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
HSPG2	Heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor- β