ADAM	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase
AFP	α-fetoprotein
BCLC	Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
ERK	extracellular-signal regulated kinase
FLT3	FMS-like tyrosine kinase
Gas6	growth arrest specific gene 6
GVHD	graft versus host disease
HB-EGF	heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HER	human epidermal growth factor receptor
HIF	hypoxia- inducible factor
HSC	hepatic stellate cell
I/R	ischemia/reperfusion
ICD	intracellular domain
IFN	interferon
IFNAR	interferon α/β receptor
IL	interleukin
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
JNK	c-Jun-N-terminal kinase
KO	knock-out
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinase
MAPKi	inhibition of the MAPK pathway
MCP	monocyte chemotactic protein
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
NAFLD	non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB	nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK	natural killer
PDGFR	platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
ProS	Protein S
RTK	receptor tyrosine kinase
sAxl	soluble Axl
sIL-6R	soluble interleukin-6 receptor
SOCS	suppressors of cytokine signaling
TAM	Tyro3, Axl, Mer
TGF	transforming growth factor
TKi	tyrosine kinase inhibitors
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
YAP	Yes-associated protein