| ADH | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| AFL | alcoholic fatty liver |
| AH | alcoholic hepatitis |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| ASH | alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| AUD | alcohol use disorder |
| CXCL1 | chemokine CXC motif chemokine ligand 1 |
| CYP2E1 | cytochrome P450 2E1 |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular receptor-activated kinase ½ |
| GABA | gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HSCs | hepatic stellate cells |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-22R | Interleukin-22 receptor |
| iNKT | invariant natural-killer T lymphocytes |
| ISAIAH | IL-1 Signal Inhibition in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
| KS | Korsakoff’s syndrome |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| REG3G | antimicrobial C-type lectin regenerating islet-derived 3 gamma |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STOPAH | Steroids or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TLRs | toll-like receptors |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| WE | Wernicke encephalopathy |