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. 2026 Feb 2;16(2):254. doi: 10.3390/life16020254
NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
MAFLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease
MASLD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
MASH Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
CAP Controlled Attenuation Parameter
MRI-PDFF Magnetic resonance imaging–proton density fat fraction
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
FLI Fatty liver index
MetALD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alcohol-related liver disease
EASL–EASD–EASO European Association for the Study of the Liver, European Association for the Study of Diabetes, European Association for the Study of Obesity
GLP-1RAs Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
SGLT-2i Sodium–Glucose Co-transporter Inhibitors
ROS Reactive oxygen species
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
TLR Toll-like receptors
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
MACE major adverse cardiovascular events
ADA/EASD American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes
FIB-4 Fibrosis-4
NFS Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score
VCTE vibration-controlled transient elastography
MRE magnetic resonance elastography
APRI AST-to-platelet ratio index
LSM Liver stiffness measurement
LSV Liver stiffness value
HbA1c Hemoglobin A1c
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
DPP-4 Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
SGLT2 Sodium glucose co-transporter-2
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1