| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HSCs | Hepatic stellate cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| PDGF | Platelet derived growth factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factors-β |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| KCs | Kupffer cells |
| DC | Dendritic cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| NF | Nuclear factor |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acids |
| DAMPs | Damage-endogenous-associated molecular patterns |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| DR | Ductular reaction |
| HPCs | Hepatic progenitor cells |
| DEN | Diethylnitrosamine |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| DDR | Discoidin domain receptor |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| JNK | Jun N-terminal kinase |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 |
| TUFT1 | Tuftelin1 |
| Hh | Hedgehog |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| FGF | Fibroblast growth factor |
| EPM | Epimorphin |
| MMPs | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| TIMPs | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| NK | Natural killer |
| Treg | Regulatory T cells |