| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| LSEC | liver sinusoidal endothelial cell |
| BMDM | bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| NK | natural killer |
| NKT | natural killer T |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TREM2 | triggered receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| MerTK | Mer receptor tyrosine kinase |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| Col1a1 | collagen α1(I) |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| α-GalCer | α-galactosylceramide |
| IL | interleukin |
| iNKT | invariant natural killer T |
| CXCR6 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 6 |
| HCD | high-cholesterol diet |
| HFCD | high-fat and high-cholesterol diet |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| BDL | bile duct ligation |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| MNC | mononuclear cell |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| CCL | C-C chemokine ligand |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| PNPLA3 | patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3 |
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