ALT	Alanine aminotransferase (glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, GPT)
ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
AST	Aspartate amino-transferase (glutamic-oxalo-acetic transaminase, GOT)
AUC	Area under the curve
BCAA	Branched chain amino acids
CB	Conjugated (direct) bilirubin
CCL2 (MCP-1)	Metalloproteinase 1
CCL5 (RANTES)	Regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and presumably secreted
CCR5	Ligand (MIP)- macrophage inflammatory protein -1
CIOMS	Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
DILI	Drug-induced liver injury
ECM	Extracellular matrix
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GGT	γ-glutamyl-transferase (γ-glutamyl-transpeptidase, GGTP)
HILI	Herbal-induced liver injury
IFNβ	Interferon beta
IFN γ	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin: IL1-α IL1β, IL2, IL4, IL6, IL8, IL 15
INR	International Normalized Ratio
LTA	Lymphocyte toxicity assay
MMP	Matrix metalloprotease
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethyl-thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-dio-phenyl tetrazolium bromide
NFκB	Nuclear factor κ-B (transcription factor)
NKT	Natural killer cells
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
RUCAM	Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method
SDH	Succinate dehydrogenase
TGF	β Transforming growth factor beta
TLR	Tall like receptor
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL	Tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand-(APO-2L)
ULN	Upper limit of the normal reference range
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
Acute inflammation	elevated CCL5 (RANTES), IL1–α, IL1–β, IL6, IL8, IL-15, TNF–α