| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ALD | alcoholic liver disease |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Bas | bile acids |
| BDL | bile duct ligation |
| BSEP | bile salt export pump |
| CAR | constitutive androstane receptor |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| C/EBP | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein |
| CYP7A1 | cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase |
| DILI | drug-induced liver injury |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR4 | FGF receptor 4 |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| FOXO3a | Forkhead box O3a |
| GLP1 | glucagon-like peptide-1 |
| GSIS | glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| HBx | hepatitis b virus X protein |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HNF | hepatocyte nuclear factor |
| HSCs | hepatic stellate cells |
| I/R | ischemia-reperfusion |
| IFNg | interferon gamma |
| KO | knockout |
| LXR | live X receptor |
| MCD | methionine and choline-deficient |
| MRP | multidrug resistance-associated protein |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NLRP3 | NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein 3 |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OATP1B1 | organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 |
| OCA | obeticholic acid |
| OST | organic solute transporter |
| PBC | primary biliary cirrhosis |
| PDK4 | pyruvate dehydrogenate kinase 4 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PXR | pregnane X receptor |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SHP | small heterodimer partner |
| SIRT1 | silent information regulator 1 |
| SREBP-1c | sterol response element binding protein-1c |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TGR5 | G protein-coupled BA receptor-1/Takeda G protein-coupled receptor-5 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| UDCA | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| 6-ECDCA | 6-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid |