Abbreviations FFAR2: Free fatty acid receptor2 FFAR3: Free fatty acid receptor3 GPR43: G-protein coupled receptor43 GPR41: G-protein coupled receptor41 TCA: Tricarboxylic acid OAA: Oxaloacetic acid PEP: Phosphoenolpyruvate PEPCK-C: Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase-C DHAP: Dihydroxyacetone phosphate G6Pase: Glucose-6-phosphatase Akt: Ak strain transforming AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase AC: Adenylyl cyclase cAMP: Cyclic AMP PKA: Protein kinase A EPAC: Exchange protein directly activated by cyclic AMP NF-B: Nuclear factor kappa B PLC: PhospholipaseC PIP2: Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate IP3: Inositol Trisphosphate ER: Endoplasmic reticulum NLRP3: Nod-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 IL-1: Interleukin 1 beta DAG: Diacylglycerol PKC: Protein kinase C ERK1/2: Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 SNS: Sympathetic nervous system NE: Norepinephrine IGF-1: Insulin like growth factor-1 IGF-1R: IGF-1 receptor IRS: Insulin receptor substrate PI3K: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase PIP3: Phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)-triphosphate PDK: Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase SIRT1: Silent mating type information regulation 1 FOXO3A: Forkhead box 03A ROS: Reactive oxygen species CASR: Calcium sensing receptor References Abbas AK, Lichtman AH, Pillai S

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