A-type procyanidins  Oxidative stress  Glucose homeostasis  Type 2 diabetes  mTOR  ACC1  acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase 1  ACL  ATP-citrate lyase  ALT  alanine aminotransferase  AST  aspartate aminotransferase  AUC  area under curve  BAT  brown adipose tissue  FAS  fatty acid synthase  FFA  free fatty acid  FoxO3a  Forkhead box O3a  FoxO1a  Forkhead box O3a  PKCβ  protein kinase C β  mTOR  mechanistic target of rapamycin  HDL  high-density lipoprotein  GHbA1c  glycated hemoglobin A1c  GK  glucokinase  G-6-Pase  glucose-6-phosphatase  GLP-1  glucagon-like peptide-1  GSH-PX  total glutathione peroxidase  HOMA-IR  homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance  LDHA  lactate dehydrogenase  LDL  low-density lipoprotein  LPOPC  oligomeric procyanidins of litchi pericarp  MDA  malondialdehyde  MnSOD  manganese superoxide dismutase  mTOR  mechanistic target of rapamycin  OGTT  oral glucose tolerance test  PDH  pyruvate dehydrogenase  PEPCK  phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase  PFK  phosphofructokinase  PK  pyruvate kinase  PKCβ  protein kinase C β  PPG  postprandial blood glucose  S6K1  S6 Kinase 1  PKCβ  protein kinase C β  RTK  receptor tyrosine kinase  SREBP-1c  sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c  ACL  ATP-citrate lyase  ACC1  acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase 1  FAS  fatty acid synthase  SCD1  stearoyl CoA desaturase 1  STZ  streptozotocin  S6K1  S6 kinase 1  PPG  postprandial blood glucose  ROS  reactive oxygen species  TC  total cholesterol  TG  triacylglycerol  STZ  streptozotocin  T-AOC  total antioxidant capacity  T-SOD  total superoxide dismutase  UCP-1  uncoupling protein 1  WAT  white adipose tissue  XOS  xylo-oligosaccharides  

miR-467b  ACAT1  ABCA1  CE:FC ratio  Atherosclerosis  ACAT1  acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase 1  ABCA1  ATP-binding cassette transporter A1  CE  cholesterol ester  FC  free cholesterol  

ACAT1  free cholesterol  plasma membrane  APP-alpha-processing  human neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-SH  

miR-27a/b  ABCA1  apoA1  LPL  CD36  ACAT1  Cholesterol homeostasis  Atherosclerosis  ABCA1  ATP binding cassette transporter A1  ACAT1  Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1  apoA1  apolipoprotein A1  BSA  bovine serum albumin  CD36  scavenger receptor CD36  CE  cholesterol ester  CVD  cardiovascular disease  DMEM  Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium  FAFA  fatty acid–free BSA  FBS  fetal bovine serum  FC  free cholesterol  HPLC  high performance liquid chromatography  HUVECs  human umbilical vein endothelial cells  LPL  lipoprotein lipase  PMA  phorbol-12-myristate acetate  SMC  smooth muscle cell  

HDL  high-density lipoprotein  SR-BI  scavenger receptor class B type I  eNOS  endothelial nitric oxide synthase  miRNAs  microRNAs  S1PRs  sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors  S1P  sphingosine 1-phosphate  PGI2  prostaglandin I2  COX-2  cyclooxygenase-2  FC  free cholesterol  LCAT  lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase  BD  Behçet's disease  ApoA-I  apolipoprotein A-I  siRNA  small interfering RNA  Toc-siRNA  alpha-tocopherol-conjugated siRNA  BBB  blood–brain barrier  FH  familial hypercholesterolemia disorder  nSMase2  sphingomyelinase  FTY720  Fingolimod  LDL  low-density lipoprotein  VLDL  very low-density lipoprotein  HDL  Caveolae  SR-BI  LCAT  MicroRNAs  Targeted therapy