| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase EC 2.6.1.2 |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase EC 2.6.1 |
| AVH | Acute viral hepatitis |
| CH | Chronic hepatitis |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase EC 1.11.1.9 |
| GR | Glutathione reductase EC 1.6.4.2 |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| GSH-C4 | N-butanoylglutathione |
| GSH-OEt | Glutathione monoethylester |
| GSSG | Oxidized glutathione, glutathione disulfide |
| GST | Glutathione-S-transferase EC 2.5.1.18 |
| HAV | Hepatitis A virus |
| HBsAg | HBV surface antigen |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HBx | HBV X protein |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | Hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | Hepatitis E virus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSP-90 | Heat shock protein-90 |
| HSV-1 | Herpes simplex virus-1 |
| ICS | Inactive carrier state |
| IKK | Inhibitor of NF-κB kinase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JNK | c-Jun N terminal kinase |
| LC | Liver cirrhosis |
| LOOH | Lipid hydroperoxides |
| NAC | N-acetyl-L-cysteine |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NOX4 | NADPH oxidase-4 |
| NOXs | NADPH oxidases |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| NS5A | HCV nonstructural protein 5A |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Th | T helper |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |