Abbreviations
CVD,Cardiovascular disease
C/EBP,CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (alpha α, beta β and delta δ)
PPARγ,Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma γ
Wnts,Wingless and INT-1 proteins
SREBP1,Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1
CREB,Cyclic AMP response element-binding protein
AMP,Adenosine monophosphate
IGF-1,Insulin-like growth factor 1
PI3K/AKT,Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B
MAPK/ERK,Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase
BMP,Bone morphogenic protein
CMA,Chaperone-mediated autophagy
mTOR,Mammalian target of rapamycin
ULK1,Unc-51 like kinase 1
VPS15,Vacuolar protein sorting 15
VPS34,Vacuolar protein sorting 34
ATG,Autophagy-related genes
LC3-II,LC3-phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate (LC3-II)
UVRAG,Ultraviolet resistance-associated gene
RAB7,Ras-related protein 7
SNAREs,Snap receptor proteins
LAMPs,Lysosome-associated membrane glycoproteins
TSC2,Tuberous sclerosis complex 2
ERK1/2,Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
ATG16L1,Autophagy Related 16 Like 1
FOXO3,Forkhead box protein O3
ATP,Adenosine triphosphate
MSCs ,Mesenchymal stem cells
DNA,Deoxyribonucleic Acid
GSK3β,Glycogen synthase kinase 3β
FABP4,Fatty acid binding protein 4
PEPCK,Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase
SCD1,Stearoyl CoA desaturase 1
ACBP,Acyl-coenzyme A (CoA)-binding protein
KLF,Krüppel-like family of transcription factors
3T3-L1,Preadipocytes fibroblast cells
HepG2,Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line
Pref-1,Preadipocyte factor 1
FGF-1,Fibroblast growth factor type 1
MEFs,Mouse embryonic fibroblasts
UCP1,Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1
PGC-1α,Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator (PGC)− 1alpha
siRNA,Small interfering Ribonucleic Acid
STAT3,Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
AKT,Ak strain transforming
NAD,Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
AMPK,AMP-activated protein kinase
KRAS,Kirsten rat sarcoma virus
HMGR,3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
MCPIP,Monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein
ACC,Acetyl-CoA carboxylase
ChREBP,Carbohydrate response element binding protein
MCE,Mitotic clonal expansion
RPS6KA1,Ribosomal protein S6 kinase A1
EGCG,Epigallocatechin-3-gallate