| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PNPLA3 | Patatin Like Phospholipase Domain Containing 3 |
| MBOAT7 | Membrane Bound O-Acyltransferase Domain Containing 7 |
| NcRNAs | Non-coding RNAs |
| MiRNA | Micro RNA |
| LncRNAs | Long non-coding RNAs |
| PIWI | P-element-induced wimpy testis |
| PiRNAs | Interacting RNAs |
| CircRNAs / ciRNAs | Circular RNAs |
| piRISC | piRNA-induced silencing complex |
| HCs | Hepatocytes |
| KCs | Kupffer cells |
| HSCs | Hepatic stellate cells |
| LSECs | Liver sinusoidal cells |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen species |
| SS | Simple steatosis |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element–binding protein 1c |
| FFA | Free fatty acids |
| PPARs | Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptors |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| RNA-seq | RNA-sequencing |
| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| TGM2 | Targeting transglutaminase 2 |
| SRA | Steroid receptor RNA activator |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| Blnc1 | Brown fat-enriched lncRNA 1 |
| MALAT1 | Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| SCAR | Steatohepatitis-associated circRNA ATP5B Regulator |
| G3P | Glycerol-3-phosphate |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| AceCS | Acetyl-CoA synthetase |
| LXRs | Liver X receptors |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| TNF-R | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| MCD | Methionine-choline-deficient |
| Platr4 | Pluripotency-associated transcript 4 |
| RIP | RNA immunoprecipitation |
| ECM | Extra-cellular matrix |
| Cav1 | Caveolin-1 |
| OSBP | Oxysterol binding protein |
| FA2H | Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase |