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. 2019 Nov 4;11(11):2642. doi: 10.3390/nu11112642
α-SMA α-smooth muscle actin
ADH Alcohol Dehydrogenase
ANGPTL4 Angiopoietin-like 4
ALD Alcoholic Liver Disease
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
BMI Body Mass Index
CCL Chemokine C-C motif Ligand
CCL4 Carbontetrachloride
CDAA choline-deficient/L-amino acid-defined diet
CDCA chenodeoxycholic acid
CLA Conjugated Linoleic Acid
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2
CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 2E1
Cyp7A1 Cholesterol 7-α hydroxylase 1
DAMPs Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns
DCs Dendritic cells
DEN Diethylnitrosamine
DCA Deoxycholic Acid
ER Endothelial Reticulum
FFAs Free Fatty Acids
FGF19 Fibroblast Growth Factor 19
FIAF Fating-Induced Adipocyte Factor
FMT Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
FOS Fructo-oligosaccharides
FXR Farnesoid X Receptor
GIT Gastrointestinal Tract
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HDL High Density Lipoprotein
HFD High Fat Diet
HFGFD High Glucose/Fructose Diet
HOMA-IR Insulin Resistance Index
HSHF High Sucrose and High Fat
HSCs Hepatic Stellate Cells
IFN-γ Interferon-γ
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IR Insulin Resistance
JNK Jun N-terminal kinase
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
LP-F19 Lactobacillus Paracasei F19
Lep ob/ob Leptin Deficient Mice
LPL Lipoprotein Lipase
LPS Lipopolysaccharides
MBOAT7 Membrane Bound O-acyltransferase Domain-containing 7
MCD Methionine-Choline Deficient Diet
MetS Metabolic Syndrome
miRNAs microRNAs
MMP Metalloproteinases
MTT Microbiota-Targeted Therapy
Myd88 Myeloid differentiation factor 88
NAFLD Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa-Light-Chain-Enhancer Of Activated B Cells
NLR NOD-like receptors
NO Nitric Oxide
NOD Nucleotide-binding and Oligomerization Domain
PAMPs Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns
PNPLA3 Patatin-like Phospholipase Domain-containing 3
PPAR- γ Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ
qRT-PCR Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
RCT Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Reg3b Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 b
Reg3g Regenerating islet-derived protein 3 g
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
rRNA Ribosomal RNA
SASP Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
SCFA Short Chain Fatty Acid
SNPs Single nucleotide polymorphisms
T2DM Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TGF- β Transforming growth factor β
TGR5 Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5
Th17 T-helper cells 17
TLR Toll-like receptor
TMAO Trimethylamine N-oxide
TM6SF2 Transmembrane 6 Superfamily Member 2
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha
VLDL Very-Low Density Lipoprotein
UCP-2 UCP-2
WHO/FAO World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization
ZO-1 Zonula Occludens-1