Skip to main content
. 2023 Feb 1;11(2):422. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11020422
EVs Extracellular Vesicles
NAFLD Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
MVEs Multivesicular Endosomes
SEC Size Exclusion Chromatography
ISEV International Society for Extracellular Vesicles
MISEV Minimum Experimental Requirement for the study of EVS
NTA Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
TSG101 Tumor Susceptibility Gene 101
lEVs Large Extracellular Vesicles
sEVs Small Extracellular Vesicles
ADSCs Adipose-Derived Stem Cells
AT Adipose Tissue
VAT Visceral Adipose Tissue
SAT Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
LAMP1 Lysosome-Associated Membrane Glycoprotein 1
IR Insulin Resistance
MSCs Mesenchymal Stem Cells
miRNAs MicroRNAs
RISC RNA-Induced Silencing Complex
UTR Untranslated Regions
pri-miRNA Primary miRNA
WISP2 WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 2
FGF21 Fibroblast growth factor 21
ADicerKO Knockout of miRNA-processing enzyme Dicer
ATMs Adipose Tissue Macrophages
PPARγ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
TSC1 Hamartin or Tuberous sclerosis 1 protein
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
BFR Body Fat Ratio
BAC Brown Adipocyte
ECM Extracellular Matrix
SGBS Simpson–Golabi–Behmel Syndrome
FABP4 Fatty acid binding protein 4
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
MCSF Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
RBP-4 Retinol-Binding Protein 4
MIF Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
PDHE1-β Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Beta
GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
DM2 Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
DIO Diet-Induced Obesity
CAV-1 Caveolin-1
FAS Fatty Acid Synthase
IL-6 Interleukin-6
CXCL5 chemokine 5 with C-X-C motif
GRP78 Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP
DDP-4 Dipeptidyl-Peptidase 4
PAI-1 Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor
HSL Hormone-Sensitive Lipase
GLP-1 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
GIP Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
TGFBI Transforming Growth Factor-Beta-Induced
BMI Body Mass Index
WC Waist Circumference
WAT White Adipose Tissue
UCP-1 Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein of Brown Fat 1
HFD High Fat Diet
MIF1 Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
REEP5 Receptor Expression Enhancer Protein 5
PEPCK-C Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase
AOC3 Primary Membrane Amine Oxidase
TARG1 Regulator of GLUT4 Trafficking 1
Gyk Glycerol Kinase
ACLY ATP Citrate Synthetase
ACC Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase
POMC Arcuate Pro-Opiomelanocortin
MCSF Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
LPS Lipopolysaccharide