AA	Acetaldehyde
AA-AGEs	Acetaldehyde-derived AGEs
Aβ	Amyloid beta
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADH	Alcohol dehydrogenase
AGEs	Advanced glycation end-products
AHA	American Heart Association
ALD	Alcoholic liver disease
ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
CEL	N-(Carboxyethyl)lysine
CML	N-(Carboxymethyl)lysine
CRF	Chronic renal failure
CRP	C-Reactive protein
CSF	Cerebrospinal fluid
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
CYP2E1	Cytochrome P450 family 2, subfamily E, polypeptide 1
ECs	Endothelial cells
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Fru-AGEs	Fructose-derived AGEs
GA	Glyceraldehyde
GA-AGEs	Glyceraldehyde-derived AGEs
GA-3-P	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Glu-AGEs	Glucose-derived AGEs
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HFCS	High-fructose corn syrup
4-HNE	4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal
hnRNPM	Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein M
Hsc70	Heat shock cognate 70
HSCs	Hepatic stellate cells
IR	Insulin resistance
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate-1
LSRD	Lifestyle-related diseases
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
MFB	Myofibroblasts
NAFL	Non-alcoholic fatty liver
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NBNC-HCC	Non-B or non-C HCC
NEL	N-(Ethyl)lysine
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
RAGE	Receptor for AGEs
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SSB	Sugar-sweetened beverages
TAGE	Toxic AGEs
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WHO	World Health Organization