| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ApoE−/− | Apolipoprotein E-deficient |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| BGT1 | Betaine/GABA transporter 1 |
| BHMT | Betaine–homocysteine methyltransferase |
| CD36 | Cluster of differentiation 36 |
| ChREBP | Carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein |
| CPT1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 |
| CPR | Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase |
| db/db | Leptin receptor-deficient diabetic mouse model |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| EU | European Union |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| FGF10 | Fibroblast growth factor 10 |
| FGF21 | Fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| FOXO1 | Forkhead box O1 |
| FTO | Fat mass and obesity-associated protein |
| FXR | Farnesoid X receptor |
| GNMT | Glycine N-methyltransferase |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HMGB1 | High-mobility group box 1 |
| HSCs | Hepatic stellate cells |
| IKKβ | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase beta |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IL-18 | Interleukin 18 |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LXRα | Liver X receptor alpha |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| MASH | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis |
| MASLD | Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease |
| MAT | Methionine adenosyltransferase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase 2 |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| mTORC1 | Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| MTTP | Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NRF-1 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor BB |
| PEMT | Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase |
| PERK | Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PKCε | Protein kinase C epsilon |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SAH | S-adenosylhomocysteine |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| SCD1 | Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| SCFAs | Short-chain fatty acids |
| sIgA | Secretory immunoglobulin A |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SLC6A12 | Solute carrier family 6 member 12 |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TFAM | Mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TGF-β1 | Transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TGR5 | Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TonEBP/NFAT5 | Tonicity-responsive enhancer-binding protein (nuclear factor of activated T cells 5) |
| TXNIP | Thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |
| α-SMA | Alpha-smooth muscle actin |