| AA | arachidonic acid |
| AEA | N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide) |
| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoylglycerol |
| ALA | alpha linolenic acid |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CYP2E1 | cytochrome P450 2E1 |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid |
| HNF4α | hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α |
| HO-1 | heme oxygenase-1 |
| HpODE | hydroperoxy-octadecadienoic acid |
| 9- and 13-HODEs | 9- and 13-hydroxy-octadecadienoic acids |
| EPA | eicosapentaenoic acid |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| LA | linoleic acid |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| 12/15-LOX | 12/15-lipoxygenase |
| LCFA | long chain fatty acids |
| LXA4 | lipoxin A4 |
| LXB4 | lipoxin B4 |
| MCT | medium chain triglyceride |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NF-kappaB | nuclear factor kappaB |
| OXLAMs | oxidized linoleic acid metabolites |
| oxoODE | oxo-octadecadienoic acid |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha |
| PUFA | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SF | saturated fat |
| SCD-1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin |
| SREBP-1 | sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c |
| TJs | tight junctions |
| TG | triacylglycerol |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TRPV1 | Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| USF | unsaturated fat |