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. 2016 Jun 15;17(6):947. doi: 10.3390/ijms17060947
LD Linear dichroism
AASLD American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
AMPK AMP-activated Protein Kinase
APOC3 Adipoprotein C3
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
BMI Body Mass Index
CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor 2
CK-18 Cytokeratin 18
CT Computerized Tomography
CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1
DGAT2 Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase 2
DHA Docosahexaenoic Acid
DPP-4 Incretin Mimetics and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4
EASL European Association for the Study of the Liver
ELF Enhanced Liver Fibrosis
FTO Fat Mass and Obesity associated
FXR Farnesoid X Receptor
GCKR Glucokinase Regulatory Protein
GGT γ-glutamyl Transferase
GLP1 Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
GRP-120 G Protein-coupled Receptor 120
GWAS Genome-Wide Association Study
HDL High-Density Lipoprotein
HPC Hepatic Progenitor Cells
HSC Hepatic Stellate Cells
IL-6 Interleukin 6
IR Insulin Resistance
IRS-1 Insulin Receptor Substrate-1
IUGR Intrauterine Growth Restriction
KC Kupffer Cells
KLF-6 Kruppel-Like Factor 6
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
LFTs Liver Function Tests
LPIN1 Lipin 1
LYPLAL1 Lysophospholipase-Like 1
MC4R Melanocortin 4 Receptor
NAFLD Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NASH Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
NCAN Neurocan
NKT Natural Killer T lymphocytes
PNFI Pediatric NAFLD Fibrosis Index
PNPLA3 Adiponutrin/Patatin-like Phospholipase Domain-containing 3
PPARg Peroxisome-Proliferator Activated Receptor-γ
PPP1R3B Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory Subunit 3b
PYY Peptide YY
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SLD Steatotic Liver Disease
SOD2 Manganese-dependent Superoxide Dismutase
SREBP1c Sterol Regulatory Binding Element
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor α
TONIC Treatment of NAFLD in Children