α1-AT	α1-anti-trypsin
AhR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AIH	Autoimmune hepatitis
ALD	Alcoholic liver disease
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
CCL2	C-C Chemokine motif chemokine ligand 2
CCl4	Carbon tetrachloride
CCNCyr61	Cysteine-rich protein 61
CLD	Chronic liver disease
DAA	Direct antiviral agents
DOX	Dual oxidase
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EMT	Epithelial mesenchymal transition
ERAS	Embryonic stem cell-expressed RAS
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ET-1	Endothelin-1
FTS	Farnesylthiosalicylic acid
FXR	Farnesoid X receptor
GATA4	GATA binding protein 4
GIV	Gα-interacting vesicle-associated protein
GPCRs	G-protein-coupled receptors
GRB2	Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
HCB	Hepatitis virus C
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	Hepatitis virus C
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HNE	4-hydroxy-nonenal
HPC	Hepatic progenitor cells
HSC	Hepatic stellate cells
IKK	IKB kinase
KC	Kupffer cell
KLF6/KLF2	Kruppel-like factors
LXR	Liver X receptor
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCD	Methionine-choline-deficient
MFs	Myofibroblasts
MMPs	Metalloproteinases
MMT	Mesothelial mesenchymal transition
MRTF-A	Myocardin-related transcription factor A
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB	Nuclear factor κB
NOX	NADPH-oxidase
NR4A1	Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1
PARP1	PolyADP ribose-polymerase 1
PBC	Primary biliary cholangitis
PDGF	Plateled-derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide-3-kinase
PKB	Protein kinase B
PKC	Protein kinase C
PSC	Primary sclerosing cholangitis
PTF	Pentoxifillyne
REV-ERBα	Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1
RKIP	Raf kinase inhibitor protein
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SEC	Sinusoidal endothelial cells
Sir2	Silent information regulator 2
SIRT2	Sirtuin 2
SOS	Son of Sevenless
SOX9	Sex-determining region Y-box 9
TGFα	Transforming growth factor α
TGFβ1	Transforming growth factor- β1
TIMPs	Tissue inhibitor of MMPs
TLRs	Toll-like receptors
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
Tpl2	Tumor progression locus 2
VDR	Vitamin D receptor
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
VEGFR-2	VEGF receptor- 2
WD	Wilson’s disease
YAP	Yes associated protein