AMPK	AMPc-activated protein kinase
CI	confidence interval
COX-2	cyclooxygenase 2
CRC	colorectal cancer
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HGD	high grade dysplasia
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
IGF	insulin growth factors
IL	interleukin
IR	insulin resistance
LT	liver transplant
MAMPs	microorganism-associated molecular patterns
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MetS	metabolic syndrome
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NAFL	non-alcoholic fatty liver
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-kB	nuclear factor-κ B
OR	odds ratio
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
RR	relative risk
SIR	standardized incidence ratio
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
US	ultrasound
JAK2	Janus kinase-2