| ADIPOR | Adiponectin Receptor |
| AFP | α-fetoprotein |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BCLC | Barcelona clinic liver cancer |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| chemerinR | chemerin Receptor |
| CHIP | C-terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C–X–C motif) ligand |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| FOXO | Forkhead box O |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HFD | High-fat diet |
| HMW | High molecular weight |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| hsCRP | High-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KO | knockout |
| LEPRb | Leptin receptor type B |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| NAD | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NAMPT | Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| ob/ob | Leptin-deficient |
| PBEF | pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| SIRT | Sirtuin |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |