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. 2017 Jul 16;18(7):1534. doi: 10.3390/ijms18071534
NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
TG Triglycerides
DNL De novo lipogenesis
VLDL Very low-density lipoproteins
FFAs Free fatty acids
PNPLA3 Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3
SREBP Sterol regulatory element-binding protein
LXR Liver X receptor
RXR Retinoid X receptor
TM6SF2 Transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
GCKR Glucokinase regulator
MBOAT7 Membrane bound O-acyltransferase domain-containing 7
PUFAs Polyunsaturated fatty acids
SFAs Saturated fatty acids
MUFAs Monounsaturated fatty acids
PGC-1 PPAR-γ coactivator-1beta
SCD1 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1
FAS Fatty acid synthase
DGAT Diacylglycerol acyltransferase DGAT
PPARs Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
ChREBP Carbohydrate-Responsive Element-Binding Protein
JNK c-Jun N-terminal kinases
IRS-1 Insulin receptor substrate 1
Fe Iron
Cu Copper
Cdkn1a Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1a
PCK1 Pyruvate carboxy kinase 1 gene
MTTP Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1