| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| ALF | Acute liver failure |
| CK-18 | Cytokeratin 18 |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| rh-HGF | Recombinant human HGF |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| AST | Aspartate transaminase |
| ALT | Alanine transaminase |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| hr | Hour |
| AGE | Advanced glycation end products |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| GMP | Good manufacturing practices |
| RLU | Relative luminescent unit |
| HE | Hematoxylin-eosin |