| AGA | American Gastroenterological Association |
| AKT | Protein Kinase B |
| ALT | Alanine Aminotransferase |
| AMPK | AMP-Activated Protein Kinase |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase |
| BAs | Bile Acids |
| BCAAs | Branched-Chain Amino Acids |
| CA | Cholic Acid |
| CAP | Controlled Attenuation Parameter |
| CD14 | Cluster of Differentiation 14 |
| CD36 | Cluster of Differentiation 36 |
| CDCA | Chenodeoxycholic Acid |
| CLD | Chronic Liver Disease |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CPT1 | Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| CYP7A1 | Cholesterol 7α-Hydroxylase |
| CXCL | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand |
| DAMPs | Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| DCA | Deoxycholic Acid |
| EPS | Exopolysaccharide |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| FFAs | Free Fatty Acids |
| F/B ratio | Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes Ratio |
| FGF15 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 15 (mouse) |
| FGF19 | Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (human) |
| FIAF | Fasting-Induced Adipose Factor |
| FIB-4 | Fibrosis-4 Index |
| FMO3 | Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 |
| FXR | Farnesoid X Receptor |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 |
| GPCR | G-Protein Coupled Receptor |
| GPR41 | G-Protein Coupled Receptor 41 |
| GPR43 | G-Protein Coupled Receptor 43 |
| GPR109A | G-Protein Coupled Receptor 109A |
| HCC | Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| HDAC | Histone Deacetylase |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| HFD | High-Fat Diet |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Alpha |
| IgA | Immunoglobulin A |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 Beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-8 | Interleukin 8 |
| IL-12b | Interleukin 12 Subunit Beta |
| IL-18 | Interleukin 18 |
| iNOS | Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase |
| IR | Insulin Resistance |
| LAB | Lactic Acid Bacteria |
| LCA | Lithocholic Acid |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MASLD | Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease |
| MASH | Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NAFLD | Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| NASH | Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis |
| NLR | Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOD2 | Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain 2 |
| NTCP | Sodium Taurocholate Co-Transporting Polypeptide |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PPAR | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma |
| PPARgc1α | Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1 Alpha |
| PYY | Peptide YY |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCFAs | Short-Chain Fatty Acids |
| SHP | Small Heterodimer Partner |
| SREBP-1 | Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein 1 |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein 1c |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| TGR5 | Takeda G-Protein Receptor 5 |
| TJs | Tight Junctions |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TLR2 | Toll-Like Receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | Toll-Like Receptor 4 |
| TMA | Trimethylamine |
| TMAO | Trimethylamine N-Oxide |
| TNF-α | Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha |
| VLDL | Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| YY1 | Yin Yang 1 |
| ZO-1 | Zonula Occludens-1 |