| CCL | chemokines (C-C motif) |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CTLA4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) |
| E1 | envelop glycoprotein 1 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| Foxp3 | forkhead box protein 3 |
| GZMB | granzyme B |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| PHH | primary human hepatocyte |
| IHF | intra-hepatic fibroblast |
| LAG3 | lymphocytes activating gene 3 |
| IL-10 | interleukin 10 |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NS5A | Non-structural protein 5A |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| p.i. | post-inoculation |
| Q-PCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor βeta 1 |
| TLR | toll like receptor |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| TR1 | regulatory T cell type 1 |
| WB | Western Blot |