AUC	area under the plasma drug concentration-t curve
β-CD	β-cyclodextrin
Brij 78 or Brij S20	polyoxyethylene 20 stearyl ether
BS	Bile Salts
Cmax	maximum plasma drug concentration
CA	Caprylic Acid
Capryol 90	propylene glycol monocaprylate
CHOL	cholesterol
CMCHS	carboxymethylchitosan
CP	cetyl palmitate
Cremophor® EL	polyoxy-35-castor oil
Cremophor® RH40	polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil
DCP	dicetylphosphate
DDs	Drug Delivery Systems
D-GaIN	D-galactosamine
DON	Deoxynivalenol
DPPC	DiPalmitoylPhosphatidylCholine
DSPE	DiStearoylPhosphatidylEthanolamine
EE	Entrapment Efficiency
EES	Emulsification Evaporation Solidification
ESD	Emulsification/Solvent Diffusion
ESE	Emulsification/Solvent Evaporation
EVO	extra virgin olive
GA	glycyrrhizic acid
GDS	GlycerylDiStearate
Geleol®	mono-, di- and triesters of palmitic and stearic acids
GIT	gastrointestinal tract
GMO	GlycerylMonoOleate
GMS	GlycerylMonoStearate
HCO-X®	PEG-X Hydrogenated Castor Oil, (X = 40, 50)
HP-β-CD	2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin
HPH	High Pressure Homogenization
HPMC (E50LV)	HydroxyPropyl MethylCellulose
HSPC	Soya Hydrogenated L-α-PhosphatidylCholine
i.p.	intraperitoneal
IPM (Estol)	isopropyl myristate
isoSIL	isosilybin
i.v.	intravenous
Labrafac® CC	Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT)
Labrafil®	transesterified ethoxylated vegetable oils
Labrasol®	caprylocaproyl polyoxylglycerides (macrogolglycerides)
MCT	Medium chain triglycerides
NaCMC	Sodium CarboxyMethylCellulose
NAFLD	NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NLCs	Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
NPs	nanoparticles
OA	oleic acid
P188	Poloxamer 188
P407	Poloxamer 407
PAMAM	polyamidoamine
PC	L-α-PhosphatidylCholine
PCL	poly-ε-caprolactone
PDI	polydispersity index
PEG	polyethyleneglycol
PGA	poly-γ-glutamic acid
PLGA	poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid)
PPC	Polyene PhosphatidylCholine
Precirol® ATO 5	Glyceryl distearate/palmitostearate
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
PVP	polyvinylpyrrolidone
RAMEB	randomly methylated-β-cyclodextrin
RPE	reverse phase evaporation
SA	stearic acid
SC	Sodium Cholate
SCF-CO2	SuperCritical Fluid of carbon dioxide
SDC	Sodium DeoxyCholate
SEDS	Solution-Enhanced Dispersion Supercritical fluids
SEDDS	Self Emulsifying Drug Delivery System
Sefsol® 218	propylene glycol monocaprylic ester
SGC	Sodium GlycoCholate
SGF/SIF	simulated gastric fluid (pH 1.2)/simulated intestinal fluid (pH 7.4)
SIL	Silybin or silybinin
SILcr	silycristin
SILdi	silydianin
Sito-G	β-sitosterol β-d-glucoside
SLM	silymarin extract
SLNs	Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
SLS	Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Solutol® HS 15	PEG (15)-hydroxystearate
SPC	Soya L-α-PhosphatidylCholine
SPG	Shirasu Porous Glass membrane emulsification
SPMM	Na cholate/phospholipid mixed micelles
STC	Sodium TauroCholate
SUV	small unilamellar vesicles
TFD	Thin-Film Dispersion
TNF-α	Tumour Necrosis Factor-α
TPGS	D-α-Tocopheryl PEG 1000 Succinate
TPP	TriPolyPhosphate
Transcutol®	diethylene glycol monoethyl ether
Triacetin	glycerol triacetate
Tween 20	polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate (polysorbate 20)
Tween 80	polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (polysorbate 80)
TXF	taxifolin