AAF	2-Acetylaminofluorene
Ab	Antibody
AHR	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AKT	Kinase/protein kinase B
AMH	Anti-müllerian hormone
AMPK	AMP-Activated protein kinase
AP-1	Activator protein-1
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
APR	Acute phase reactants
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
ATP5a	ATP synthase mitochondria F1 complex α subunit 1
BA	Bile acid(s)
BCA	Biochanin
BSEP	Bile salt export pump
BSF-2	B cell stimulatory factor 2
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CBG	Corticosteroid-binding globulin
CCL20	C-C Chemokine ligand 20
CCND1	Cyclin D1
CCR4	C-C Chemokine receptor type 4
CCR6	C-C Chemokine receptor type 6
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CD4+	CD4+ T lymphocytes
CD8+	CD8+ T lymphocytes
Cdk	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CEBP-β	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-β
cGMP	Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CNTF	Cilliary neurotrophic factor
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSF	Colony-stimulating factor
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4
CU	Coumestrol
Cxcl	Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand
DA	Daidzein
DEN	Diethynylnitrosamine
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
E1	Estrone
E2-17G	Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
E2V	E2 valerate
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EE	17α-ethinylestradiol
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ENL	Enteronolactone
ER	Estrogen receptor(s)
ERE	Estrogen response element
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FAS	Fatty acid synthase
FAT	Fatty acid influx
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
FoxP3	Forkhead transcription factor
FSH	Follicle-stimulating hormone
GE	Genistein
GF	Growth factor
GITR	Glucocorticoid-induced TNF-alpha receptor
GnRH	Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GPCR	G protein coupled receptor
GPER/GPR 30	G protein-coupled estrogenic receptor
GR	Glucocorticoid receptor
Grb2	Growth-factor-receptor-bound protein 2
GSH	Reduced glutathione
GTF	General transcription Factor
HB-EGF	Heparin-binding-EGF
HBV-LF	Hepatitis B virus-related liver fibrosis
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	Hepatitis C virus
HDL	High-density lipoproteins
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HIV	Human immunodeficiency viruses
HRE	Hormone response element
HSC	Hepatic stellate cells
HSP	Heat shock protein
ICP	Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
IFN	Interferon(s)
IGF-1	Insulin-like growth factor 1
IL	Interleukin(s)
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
JAK	Janus kinase
LBD	Ligand-binding-domain
LDA	Ligand dependent pathway of activation
LDL	Low density lipoproteins
LH	Luteinizing hormone
LIF	Leukemia inhibitory factor
LNG	Levonorgestrel
LP	Lipid peroxidation
M	Macrophage(s)
MAP	Mitogen-activated protein
MAPK	Mitogen activated protein kinase
MCP	Macrophage chemotactic protein
MetS	Metabolic syndrome
mPR	Membrane localized progestin receptor
MRP	Multidrug resistance-associated protein
MyD88	Myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NDUFA9	NADH dehydrogenase 1α subcomplex
NF	Nuclear factor
βNGF	β-Nerve growth factor
NHR	Nuclear hormone receptors
NK	Natural killer
NLRP	NOD-like receptor
NO	Nitric oxide
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2
NT	Neurotransmitter
NTCP	Na+-taurocholate cotransporter protein
OATP	Organic anion transporting protein
OC	Oral contraceptive(s)
O-DMA	O-demethylangiotensin
OVX	Ovariectomy
P4	Progesterone
PDGF-BB	Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB
PE	Phytoestrogen(s)
PELP1/MNAR	Proline-, glutamic acid-, and leucine-rich protein 1, modulator of non-genomic activity of ERs
p-ERK1	Proline-rich receptor-like protein kinase
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKA	Protein kinase A
PKC	Protein kinase C
PON	Paraoxonase
PPAR-γ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma
8PN	8-Prenylnaringenin
PR	Progestin receptor
PRL	Prolactin
Ras	Small GTPase named by abbreviating rat sarcoma
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SCF	Stem cell factor
SCGF-β	Stem cell growth factor beta
SDHA	Succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A
Sgk	Serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase
SGK	Glucocorticoid induced kinase
SHBG	Sex hormone-binding globulin
SHP	Protein tyrosine phosphatase
sIL-6R	Soluble derivative of the IL-6 receptor
SIRT	Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog (Sirtuin) NAD+-dependent protein deacetylase
SOCS	Suppressor of cytokine signaling
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
Sos	Protein son-of-sevenless
Src	Schmidt-Ruppin A-2 viral oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase
SREBP-1c	Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription factor-3
TCR	T cell receptor
TF	Transcription factor
TGF	Transforming growth factor
Th	T helper cell(s)
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
Treg	T regulatory cell(s)
TX	Tromboxane
TYK	Phosphorylated tyrosine Y
UQCRC2	Ubiquinol cytochrome c reductase core protein
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VLDL	Very low density lipoprotein
XN	Xanthohumol