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) |
Aβ |
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 |
PGE2α |
prostaglandin E2α |
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 |