| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| ESCs | Embryonic stem cells |
| hWJ-MSCs | Human Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| NaBu | Sodium butyrate |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| HDACi | Histone deactylase inhibitor |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| OSM | Oncostatin M |
| ITS | Insulin-transferrin-selenium-ethanolamine |
| hHepG2 | Human hepatocarcinoma cell line |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| α-MEM | Alpha-Minimum Essential medium |
| IMDM | Iscove’s modified Dulbecco’s medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| MTT | 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide |
| H4K5Ace | Acetylated histone H4 (Lys5) |
| RT-PCR | Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |