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. 2023 Feb 20;19(4):e20230007. doi: 10.1590/1984-3143-AR2023-0007
Acronym Full form
ATF4 Activating transcription factor 4
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
BMI Body mass index
c- JNKs C-Jun N-terminal kinases
CCs Cumulus cells
COCs Cumulus-oocyte-complexes
DAG Diacylglycerol
Db Diabetic mouse
DIO Diet induced obesity
DNMT DNA methyltransferases
ERK Extracellular signal regulated kinase
GCs Granulosa cells
GLUT1 Glucose transporter 1
GTP Guanosine triphosphate
H3K27Ac Acetylation of Histone3 Lysine 27
H3K27M3 Trimethylation of Histone 3 lysine 27
H3K4M3 Trimethylation of Histone 3 lysine4
HATs Histone acetyltransferases
HBP Hexosamine biosynthesis pathway
HDAC5 Histone deacetylase 5
HDACs Histone deacetylases
hESCs Human embryonic stem cells
HFD High fat diet
HPG-axis Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IKKε I-kappa-B kinase epsilon
IP3 Triphosphoinositol
IRS Insulin receptor substrate
JAK/STAT Janus kinase /signal transducer and activator of transcription
JAK2 Janus Kinase-2
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MeCP2 Methyl-cpg-binding protein 2
MFN2 Mitofusin 2
miRNA Microrna
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
MyD88 Myeloid differentiation factor 88
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Ob Obese mouse
ObRb Leptin receptor b
PCOS Polycystic ovarian syndrome
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase
PKC Protein kinase C
PPP Pentose phosphate pathway
PTP1B Phosphotyrosine phosphatase-1B
PTPs Protein tyrosine phosphatases
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAM S-adenosyl methionine
SGOC Serine-glycine-one-carbon
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SOCS-3 Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
SREBP-1c Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1
STAT3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TCA Tricarboxyllic
TET Ten-eleven translocation
Trpm7 Transient receptor potential melastatin 7
α-KG Alpha ketoglutarate