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. 2019 Sep 14;20(18):4568. doi: 10.3390/ijms20184568
ALD Alcoholic Liver Disease
ALT Alanine Aminostransferase
ASH Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
AST Aspartate Aminostransferase
AUD Alcohol Use Disorder
BBB Blood-Brain Barrier
CNS Central Nervous System
CLEC7A C-type lectin-like receptor
Cyp7A1 Cholesterol 7-α hydroxylase 1
DCA Deoxycholic Acid
EcN Escherichia coli Nissle 1917
ENS Enteric Nervous System
Et-OH Ethanol
FGF19 Fibroblast Growth Factor 19
FMT Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
FOS Fructo-o-oligosaccharides
FXR Farnesoid X Receptor
GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA
GALT Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
GIT Gastrointestinal Tract
GOS Galacto-oligosaccharides
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HFD High Fat Diet
HSCs Hepatic Stellate Cells
IBD Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IL1β Interleukin-1 Beta
IL10 Interleukin 10
IL22 Interleukin 22
IL6/STAT3 Interleukin-6/ Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
ILC3 Innate Lymphoid Cells Type 3
LCFA Long-Chain Fatty Acids
LGG Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
MetS Metabolic Syndrome
miRNAs microRNAs
Hepatic Macrophages
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer of Activated B Cells
PMBCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PMC Pseudomembranous Colitis
PQQ Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
Reg3b Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 b
Reg3g Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 g
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SCFA Short Chain Fatty Acid
T2DM Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TLR4 Toll-like receptor 4
TNFα Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
UC Ulcerative colitis
UDCA Ursodexycholic acid
WHO World Health Organization
ZO-1 Zonula Occludens-1