| AC | Autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACLY | ATP-citrate lyase |
| ADH | Alcohol dehydrogenase |
| AIH | Autoimmune hepatitis |
| ALD | Alcoholic liver disease |
| ALP | Alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| ALDH | Aldehyde dehydrogenases |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AOX | Acyl-CoA oxidase |
| ARE | Antioxidant response element |
| AST | Aspartate aminotransferase |
| BHA | Butylated hydroxyanisole |
| bw | Body weight |
| CAT | Catalase |
| CCl4 | Carbon tetrachloride |
| CMHs | Chinese Medicinal Herbs |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CPT-1 | Carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 |
| CYP2E1 | Cytochrome P450 2E |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| GGT | γ-Glutamyl transferase |
| GPX | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH-Px | Glutathione peroxidase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GRD | Glutathione reductase |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| INH | Anti-tuberculosis agent isoniazid |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) |
| INrf2 | Inhibitor of Nrf2 |
| IKK β | IkB kinase-β |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| JNK | C-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| Keap1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein-1 |
| LBP | LPS-binding protein |
| LPO | Lipid peroxidation |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| LDL | Low density lipoprotein |
| MCAD | Mitochondrial medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| MEOS | Microsomal ethanol oxidizing system |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-oxidase |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase, Quinone 1 |
| Nrf1 | Nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| Nrf2 | Erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor g coactivator α |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PPARα | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor RNS Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SCD-1 | Stearyl CoA desaturase-1 |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin 1 |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutases |
| SREBP-1c | Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c |
| STAT-3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 |
| TAA | Thioacetamide |
| TB | Total bilirubin |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances |
| TC | Total cholesterolsTCM Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-b |
| ZO-1 | Zonula occludens-1 |