| BBS | Bardet-Biedl syndrome proteins |
| Boc | brother of Cdo |
| Cdo | CAM-related downregulated by oncogenes |
| Cos | Costal-2 |
| CK1 | casein kinase-1 |
| Dhh | Desert hedgehog |
| Fu | fused kinase |
| GAS-1 | growth arrest-specific-1 |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| GSK | glycogen synthase kinase |
| Hh | hedgehog |
| Hip | hedgehog-interacting protein |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| IFP | intraflagellar transport proteins |
| Ihh | Indian hedgehog |
| IL | interleukin |
| MBOAT | membrane-bound O-acyltransferase |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| Ptch | Ptched |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog |
| SKI | skinny hedgehog |
| SMA | smooth muscle actin |
| Smo | smoothened |
| Sufu | suppressor of fused |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TrCp | transducing repeat-containing protein |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoproteins |