AGE	Advanced glycation end products
AMPK	adenosine monophosphate activation kinase
AUC	Area under the curve
BSA	Bovine serum albumin
BW	Body weight
C/EBPα	CAAT box/enhancer binding protein alpha
DM	Diabetes mellitus
FAS	Fatty acid synthase
FBG	Fasting blood glucose
4-HNE	Four-hydroxynonenal
GOT	Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
GPT	Glutamate pyruvate transaminase
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
H&E	Hematoxylin and eosin
HSCs	Hepatic stellate cells
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
IL-6	Interleukin-6
LB	Lespedeza Bicolor
MGO	Methylglyoxal
NC	Normal control
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NQO1	NAD(P)H degydrogenase quinine 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor 2
OGTT	Oral glucose tolerance test
PVDF	Polyvinylidene fluoride
SIRT1	Sirtuin1
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
STZ	Streptozotocin
RAGE	Advanced glycation end products receptor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RNS	Reactive nitrogen species
SREBP1	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC	Total cholesterol
TG	Triglyceride
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor α