5-HTP	5-hydroxytryptophan
Adv-DMEM	Advanced Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
ATG	Autophagy-related gene proteins
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
BECN1	Beclin 1
CQ	Chloroquine
CTSD	Cathepsin D
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s medium
FBS	Foetal bovine serum
FFAs	Free fatty acids
HAT	Histone acetyltransferase
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-17	Interleukin-17
LAMP1	Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 1
LAMP2	Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 2
LC3	Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
mTOR	Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
mTORC1	mTOR complex 1
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NADH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
OCLN	Occludin
OD	Optical density
p-AMPK	Phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase
PGC-1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PMSF	Phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride
p-mTOR	Phosphorylated Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SD	Standard deviation
SIRT1	Sirtuin 1
TEER	Transepithelial electrical resistance
TJ	Tight junction
TJP1	Tight Junction Protein 1
TNF-α	Tumour Necrosis Factor α