| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| miRs | microRNAs |
| HSC | Hepatic stellate cell |
| LSEC | Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| ALD | Alcoholic liver disease |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| MVEs | Multivesicular endosomes |
| Rab | Ras-related proteins in brain |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport |
| ALIX | ALG-2-interacting protein X |
| TSG101 | Tumor susceptibility gene 101 |
| SK2 | Sphingosine kinase 2 |
| S1P | Sphingosine-1-phosphate |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| TLR3 | Toll-like receptor 3 |
| CCL20 | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 |
| IL-17A | Interleukin-17A |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| SOCS3 | Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| CTGF | Connective tissue growth factor |
| a-SMA | Alpha-smooth muscle actin |
| SK1 | Sphingosine kinase 1 |
| BDL | Bile duct-ligation |
| CCl4 | Carbon tetrachloride |
| SHP | Small heterodimer partner |
| TAK1 | Transforming growth factor beta activated kinase-1 |
| B4GALT3 | Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3 |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| Hh | Hedgehog |