AAH	Adult autoimmune hepatitis
AG	Golgi apparatus
AIH	Autoimmune hepatitis
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
BMP-1, -2, and -3	Isoforms of bone morphogenetic protein
co-Smad	Common partner Smad
DPP	Decapentaplegic gene
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
FSH	Follicle-stimulating hormone
HBV	Hepatitis B
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HGF	Hepatic growth factor
HLA	Human leukocyte antigen
I-Smads	Inhibitors of Smad
IFN-γ	Interferon gamma
IL-1	Interleukin 1
LAP	Latency-associated peptide
LLC	Large latent complex
LTBP	Latent TGF-binding protein
LTBP-1D	Variety of latent transforming growth factor-binding protein
MMP-1	Matrix metalloproteinases 1
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NGF	Nerve growth factor
PAF	Platelet-activating factor
PAH	Pediatric autoimmune hepatitis
PDGF	Platelet derived growing factor
PIIINP	N-terminal propeptide of procollagen type III
R-Smad	Receptor-activated Smads
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SARA	Smad anchor for receptor activation
Shh	Sonic Hedgehog protein
SLC	Small latent complex
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
sTGF-R	Soluble receptor
TGF-1, -2, and -3	Isoforms of transforming growth factor β
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TIMP-1	Metallopeptidase inhibitor 1
TNF-α	Transforming growth factor α
TβRI, II, III	Receptors for transforming growth factor β
WZW	Hepatitis
α-SMA	Spinal muscular atrophy