Abbreviations
- ADSF:
adipose tissue-specific secretory factor
- ANGPTL2:
angiopoietin-related peptide 2
- BMI:
body mass index
- BAT:
brown adipose tissue
- CHD:
Coronary heart disease
- CL:
chemokine ligand
- CNTF:
ciliary neurotrophic factor
- CRP:
C reactive protein
- CXC:
two cysteines separated by an amino acid
- DNA:
deoxyribonucleic acid
- dGA:
deoxyguanosine adduct
- G-CSF:
Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
- 11 β-HSD:
11 beta-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase (cortisone reductase)
- HGF:
hepatocyte growth factor
- hs-CRP:
high-sensitive C reactive protein
- ICAM:
intercellular adhesion molecule
- IL:
interleukin
- MCP 1:
monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
- MDA:
malondialdehyde
- MS:
metabolic syndrome
- NAFLD:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- NLPR3:
NLR Family Pyrine Domain Containing 3
- NO:
nitric oxide
- OA:
osteoarthritis
- PAI-1:
plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1
- PCOS:
polycystic ovary syndrome
- PMN:
polymporphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils)
- PUFA:
polyunsaturated fatty acids
- RA:
rheumatoid arthritis
- RBP4:
Retinol Binding Protein 4
- SAAT:
subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue
- SFRP5:
secreted frizzled-related protein 5
- TBARS:
thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
- TNF:
tumor necrosis factor
- VCAM:
vascular cell adhesion molecule
- VEGF-A:
vascular endothelial growth factor A
- WAT:
white adipose tissue