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XIII. Abbreviations

(A)CC,

 (anterior) cingulate cortex;

11HSD1

11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1

5-HT

5-hydroxytryptamine, serotonin

AA

amino acid

AACE

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

ACC1, ACC2

acetyl CoA carboxylase

ACE

angiotensin-converting enzyme

Ach

acetylcholine

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ACS

acute coronary syndrome

AD

Alzheimer disease

ADH

antidiuretic hormone (or arginine vasopressin, AVP)  

ADP

adenosine diphosphate

AGC

adrenal gland cortex

AGE

advanced glycation product

AGM

adrenal gland medulla

AGRP

Agouti-related peptide

AHA

American Heart Association

A-I

angiotensin I

A-II

angiotensin II

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

AMPk

adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase

AN

anorexia nervosa

ANGPTL4

angiopoietin-like protein 4

Apo

apolipoprotein

APP

amyloid precursor protein

ARC

nucleus arcuatus

ARB

angiotensin-II-receptor blocking agent

Arg

arginine

ASP

acylation-stimulating protein

AST

aspartate aminotransferase (or serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase  GOT or SGOT)

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

AVP

arginine vasopressin (or antidiuretic hormone, ADH)

amyloid-β peptide

BH4

tetrahydrobiopterin

BMI

body mass index

BN

bulimia nervosa

BP

blood pressure

CAD

coronary artery disease (or coronary heart disease, CHD)

C/EBP-α

cytosine-cytosine-adenine-thymine enhancer binding protein-α

cAMP

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CART

cocaine- and amphetamine- regulated transcript

CB

endocannaboid

CB-1

endocannaboid-1 receptor

CBS

cystathionine-β-synthase

CCK

cholecystokinin (earlier called pancreozymin )

cGMP

cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CHD

cardiovascular heart disease (or coronary artery disease, CAD)

CHO

carbohydrate

Chy

chylomicron

CIGMA

continuous intravenous glucose model assessment

CLA

conjugated linoleic acid

CNTF

ciliary neurotrophic factor

CO

carbon monoxide

COX

cyclooxygenase

CRF

corticotropin-releasing factor

CRH

corticotropin-releasing hormone

CRP

C-reactive protein

CT

computed tomography

CVD

cardiovascular disease

DA

dopamine

DHP

dihydropyridine

DM

diabetes mellitus

E

epinephrine

EDHF

endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor

EDRF

endothelium-derived relaxing factor

EET

epoxyeicosatetraenoic acid

EGIR

European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance

EGP

endogenous glucose production

eNOS

endothelial nitric oxide synthase

EPCs

endothelial progenitor cells

ET

endothelin

FAD

flavin adenine dinucleotide

FFA

free fatty acid

FMN

flavin adenine mononucleotide

FPG

fasting plasma glucose

FPI

fasting plasma insulin

FSH

follicle-stimulating hormone

FSIVGTT

frequent sampling intravenous glucose tolerance test

G

gastrin

GABA

gamma-aminobutyric acid

GC

guanylyl cyclase

GFR

glomerular filtration rate

GGT

γ-glutamyltransferase

GH

growth hormone

GHBP

growth hormone binding protein

GHD

growth hormone deficiency

GHRH/GHRF

growth hormone-releasing factor/hormone

GI

glycemic index

GIT

gastrointestinal tract

GIP

gastric inhibitory peptide or glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide

GLP-1

glucagon-like peptide-1

GLP-2

glucagon-like peptide-2

GLUT-4

type IV glucose transporter

Glu

glucose

GP

glycoprotein

GRF

growth hormone-releasing factor

GRP

gastrin-releasing peptide

GLRP

glicentin-related polypeptide

GSK-3β

glycogen synthase kinase-3β

HBP

high blood pressure

Hcy

homocysteine

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HI

hyperinsulinemia

HMGCR

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase

HOMA

homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance

HR

high risk

HT

hypothalamus

HT-LH

lateral hypothalamus/HT fasting center

HTG

hypertriglyceridemia

HT-VMH

hypothalamus satiety center/ventromedial hypothalamus

IAS

International Atherosclerosis Society

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

IDE

insulin-degrading enzyme

IDF

International Diabetes Federation

IDL

intermediate-density lipoprotein

IFG

impaired fasting glucose

IFN-γ

interferon gamma

IGF-1

insulin-like growth factor 1

IGFBP

insulin-like growth factor-binding globulin

IGT

impaired glucose tolerance

IL-1

Interleukin 1

IL-6

Interleukin 6

IL-8

Interleukin 8

IL-10

Interleukin 10

IL-12

Interleukin 12

IL-1RA

Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist

iNOS

inducible nitric oxide synthase

IP3

inositol triphosphate

IR

insulin resistance

IRS

insulin receptor substrate protein

IST

insulin suppression test

ITT

intravenous insulin tolerance test

L-Arg

L-arginine

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

Leu

leucine

LH

luteinizing hormone

LIR

low-intermediate risk

L-MMA

Nω-methyl-L-arginine   

L-NAME

NG-nitro-L-arginine

LPa

lipoprotein a

LPL

lipoprotein lipase enzyme

LR

low risk

Lys

lysine

MA

microalbuminuria

MCH

melanin-concentrating hormone

MCP-1

monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 or macrophage chemotactic protein

MET

metabolic equivalent

MetS

metabolic syndrome

MI

myocardial infarction

MIF

macrophage migration inhibitory factor

MLC

myosin light chain

MLCK

myosin light chain kinase

MMP

matrix metalloproteinase

MHR

moderately high risk

MR

magnetic resonance methods

α-MSH

alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone

MUFA

monounsaturated fatty acid

N

norepinephrine

NAc

nucleus accumbens

NADPH

β-Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 2′-phosphate

NAFLD

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NASH

non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

NCEP

National Cholesterol Education Program

NCEP/ATP

National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel

NHLBI

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

nNOS

neuronal nitric oxide synthase

NO

nitric oxide

NOS

nitric oxide synthase

NPY

neuropeptide Y  

NTS

nucleus tractus solitarius

OFC

orbitofrontal cortex

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

ONOO-

peroxynitrite

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

OXM

enteroglucagon, glicentin, oxyntomodulin,

OX

oxytocin

OXA

orexin

PA

plasminogen activator

PAF

platelet-activating factor

PAI-1

plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (or serine protease inhibitor - serpin)

PAR

protease-activated receptor

PCOS

polycystic ovary syndrome

DGGF

platelet-derived growth factor

PFA

perifornical area

PFC

prefrontal cortex,

PGD2

prostaglandin D2

PGE

prostaglandin E

PGE2

prostaglandin E2

PGH2

prostaglandin H2

PGI2

prostacyclin

PI

plasmin inhibitor enzyme

PKC

protein kinase C

PLA2

phospholipase A2

POMC

proopiomelanocortin

POMC/CART

proopiomelanocortin/cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript

POS

polycystic ovary syndrome

PP

pancreatic polypeptide

PPAR-γ

nuclear peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ

PUFA

polyunsaturated fatty acid

PYY

peptide tyrosine tyrosine

PVN

nucleus paraventricularis

PZ

pancreozymin

RAAS

renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

RAS

renin-angiotensin system

RBP4

retinol-binding protein 4

RONS

reactive oxygen and nitrogen species

ROS

reactive oxygen species

SAA

serum amyloid A

SAFA

saturated fatty acids

SCD-1

stearoyl CoA desaturase-1

SHBG

sex hormone-binding globulin

SK

substance K

SNS

sympathetic nervous system

SP

substance P

SSPG

stead- state plasma glucose

T2DM

type 2 diabetes mellitus

T3

triiodothyronine

T4

thyroxine

TAFI

thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor

TBG

thyroxine-binding globulin

TBPA

thyroxine-binding prealbumin

TCH

total cholesterol

TE

total energy

TFA

trans fatty acid

TG

triglyceride

TGF-β

transforming growth factor-β

TH

thyroid

TNF-α

tumor necrosis factor-alpha

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TRH

thyreotropin-releasing hormone

TXA2

thromboxane A2

TZD

thiazolidinedione

US

ultrasound

VAT

visceral adipose tissue

VIP

vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

VLDL

very low-density lipoprotein

VTA

ventral tegmental area;

vWF

von Willebrand factor

WC

waist circumference

WHF

World Heart Federation

WHO

World Health Organization

WHR

waist-hip ratio

α-MSH

α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone