| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| FLD | fatty liver disease |
| YY1 | Yin Yang 1 |
| CB1R | cannabinoid receptor 1 |
| CHOP-10 | C/EBP homologous protein 10 |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| C/EBP-α | CCAAT enhancer binding protein-α |
| C/EBP-β | CCAAT enhancer binding protein-β |
| ANGPTL3 | angiopoietin-like 3 |
| GPAM | glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1 |
| SREBP-1c | sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1c |
| miRs | microRNAs |
| miR-SP | microRNA-sponge |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |