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. 2026 Jun 11;27(12):5295. doi: 10.3390/ijms27125295
BA Biliary atresia
MMP-7 Matrix metalloproteinase-7
FGF-19 Fibroblast growth factor 19
IL-33 Interleukin-33
LT Liver transplantation
KPE Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy
TE Transient elastography
MRE Magnetic resonance elastography
SBA Serum bile acids
COMP Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
M2BPGi Mac-2 binding protein glycan isomer
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
APRI Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index
ECM Extracellular matrix
TIMP Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases
IL-6 Interleukin-6
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TGF-β1 Transforming growth factor beta 1
IGF Insulin-like growth factor
EGF Epidermal growth factor
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
MAFLD Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
MASH Metabolic-associated steatohepatitis
AILD Autoimmune liver disorders
AIH Autoimmune hepatitis
PSC Primary sclerosing cholangitis
FGFR-4 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4
FGF Fibroblast growth factors
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
STAT-3 Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3
CYP7A1 Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase
NLS Native liver survival
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MELD Model for end-stage liver disease
PBC-AIH Primary biliary cholangitis-autoimmune hepatitis
HCC Hepatocarcinoma
HTH Helix-turn-helix
IL1RL1 Interleukin-1 receptor-like 1
ST2 Growth stimulation-expressed gene 2
IL1RacP Interleukin-1 receptor accessory protein
Th1 Type 1 helper
Th2 Type 2 helper
ILC Innate lymphoid cells
HSC Hepatic stellate cells
α-SMA alpha-smooth muscle actin
MFB Myofibroblasts
JNK c-Jun N-terminal Kinase
CLU Clusterin
OPN Osteopontin
CK-19 Cytokeratin-19
SWE Shear wave elastography
SE-EPI spin-echo echo-planar imaging
TUDCA Tauroursodeoxycholic acid
GUDCA Glycoursodeoxycholic acid
UDCA Ursodeoxycholic acid
FIB-4 Fibrosis-4 index