Abbreviations and Glossary

2-AG                2-Arachidonoylglycerol
2-AGE             2-Arachidonoylglyceryl ether
AA                   Arachidonic acid
Abh4                Alpha/beta hydrolase 4
ABHD              Alpha/beta hydrolase domain
AEA                  Anandamide
apoE                apolipoprotein E
Asp                  Aspartic acid
BAT                  brown adipose tissue
BCP                  β‐caryophyllene
CB                    Cannabinoid
Cis                   Cysteine
COX-2             Cyclooxygenase-2
CNR1               gene encoding CB₁ receptors
DAG                 Diacylglycerol
DGL                 Diacylglycerol lipase
DHA                 Docosahexaenoic acid
DHEA               Docosahexaenoyl-ethanolamide
DIM                 3,3′‐diindolylmethane
DTT                  Dithiothreitol
EC                    Endocannabinoid
ECS                  Endocannabinoid system
EMT                 Endocannabinoid membrane transporter
EPA                  Eicosapentaenoic acid
EPEA                Eicosapentaenoyl-ethanolamide
FAAH               Fatty acid amide hydrolase
FABP                Fatty acid binding protein
FLAT                FAAH-like anandamide transporter
GpAEA             Glycerophospho-arachidonoylethanolamide
GPR                 G-protein coupled receptor
GSH                 Glutathione
HEK                  Human embryonic kidney
His                   Histidine
Hsp                  Heat shock protein
LOX                  Lipoxygenase
Lys                   Lysine
MAFP             Methylarachidonoylfluorophosphonate
MGL                Monoacylglycerol lipase
NAAA               N-acylethanolamine-selective acid amidase
NADA             N-arachidonoyldopamine
NAE                 N-acyl-ethanolamine
NAGly             N-arachidonoylglycine
NAM                N-arachidonoylmaleimide
NAPE               N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine
NArS                N-arachidonoylserine
NAT                 N-acyltransferase
OEA                 Oleoyethanolamide
OLDA               N-oleoyl dopamine
pAEA               Phosphoanandamide
PE                    Phosphatidylethanolamine
PEA                 Palmitoylethanolamide
PPAR               Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PUFA               Polyunsaturated fatty acid
SEA                  Stearoylethanolamide
Ser                   Serine
SNP                  Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
T2DM             Diabetes Mellitus type 2
THC                  Δ⁹‐tetrahydrocannabinol
TRPM              Transient receptor potential melastatin
TRPV                Transient receptor potential vanilloid
TRPV1             Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1