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. 2025 Sep 4;13(9):2162. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13092162
MASLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
CKD Chronic kidney disease
MetALD MASLD and increased alcohol intake
MAFLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
MASH Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
NASH Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
GFR Glomerular filtration rate
e-GFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate
m-GFR Measured glomerular filtration rate
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
ALD Alcoholic liver disease
SLD Steatotic liver disease
PPAR-γ Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma
TM6SF2 Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
MBOAT7 Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing 7
GCKR Glucokinase regulator
PNPLA3 Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 gene
TMAO Trimethylamine-N-oxide
TLR Toll-like receptor
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-1β Interleukin-1 beta
TNF-α Tumour necrosis factor-alpha
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor-1
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
HR Hazard ratio
FLI Fatty liver index
CI Confidence interval
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases—tenth revision
UACR Urinary albumin-creatinine ratio
OR Odds ratio
RR Relative risk
LDL Low-density lipoprotein
HDL High-density lipoprotein
ANGPTL8 Angiopoietin-like protein 8
RAAS Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
CRP C-reactive protein
ROS Reactive oxygen species
NF-KB Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1