| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| AChE | acetylcholinesterase |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| BA | bile acid |
| BCP | bioactive collagen peptide |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| BSH | bile salt hydrolase |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CAT | catalase |
| CBPI | Canine Brief Pain Inventory |
| CH | collagen hydrolysate |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| DCM | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ET-1 | endothelin-1 |
| Foxg1 | forkhead box G1 |
| FS | fractional shortening |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| GALT | gut-associated lymphoid tissue |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GPBAR1 | G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 |
| GSH | glutathione |
| GSSG | oxidized glutathione |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HIF1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| Hyp | hydroxyproline |
| Hyp-Gly | hydroxyprolyl-glycine |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IC50 | half-maximal inhibitory concentration |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| IRS-1 | insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| ITIM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| LAIR-1/2 | leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1/2 |
| LCA | lithocholic acid |
| LC-MS/MS | liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry |
| LMW | low molecular weight |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LVIDd | left ventricular internal diameter in diastole |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MLCK | myosin light chain kinase |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MSC-EV | mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| P1NP | amino-terminal propeptide of type I collagen |
| PEPT1/2 | peptide transporter 1/2 (SLC15A1/A2) |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| Pro | proline |
| Pro-Hyp | prolyl-hydroxyproline |
| PVF | peak vertical force |
| PYY | peptide YY |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SA-β-Gal | senescence-associated beta-galactosidase |
| SHP-1/2 | Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1/2 |
| SOD | superoxide dismutase |
| TauR-CM | taurine-responsive dilated cardiomyopathy |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TGR5 | Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5 |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| UC-II | undenatured type II collagen |
| UCP-1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| WB | whole blood |
| ZO-1 | zonula occludens-1 |