NAFLD	nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
ROS	reactive oxygen species
IR	insulin resistance
CV	cardiovascular
LAGB	laparoscopic gastric banding
PNPLA	patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 3
HFD	high fat diet
WAT	white adipose tissue
EDC	endocrine disrupting compound
HIF	hypoxia inducible factor
TSK	Tsukushi
SL	spleen longitudinal diameter
LPS	lipopolisaccaride
SPX	splenectomy
MRglu	metabolic rate of glucose
CT	computerised tomography
LAL	lysosomal acid lipase
VAT	visceral adipose tissue
MCD	methionine and choline deficient
VitD	vitamin D
TG	triglycerides
LD	lipid droplet
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein 1
ChREBP	carbohydrate responsive element binding protein
DNL	hepatic de-novo lipogenesis
AQP	aquaporin
DIO	diet-induced obese
DPp4	dipeptidyl peptidase 4
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
mTORC	target of rapamycin complex
DNA-PK	DNA-dependent protein kinase
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
K8/K18	keratins 8/keratins 18
IRS1	insulin receptor substrate1
IMCL	intramyocellular lipid
MUFA	monounsaturated fatty acid
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta