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. 2026 Feb 6;18(3):542. doi: 10.3390/nu18030542
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