| AICAR | 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
| ARE | AU-rich element |
| ATG16L1 | Autophagy-related 16-like 1 |
| ATO | arsenic trioxide |
| AUBP | AU-rich element-binding protein |
| AUF1 | AU-rich element RNA-binding protein 1 |
| BMDM | bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| BMSC | bone marrow-derived stem cell |
| BRF1 | butyrate response factor 1 |
| CBF-A | CArG-binding factor A |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| CUGBP1 | CUG triplet repeat RNA-binding protein 1 |
| CYP2A6 | cytochrome P450 2A6 |
| DEN | diethylnitrosamine |
| DHTS | dihydrotanshinone |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| eIF | eukaryotic initiation factor |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FLD | fatty liver disease |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| H-AS1 | hedgehog-interacting protein antisense RNA-1 |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cell |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HAUSP | herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease |
| hnRNP | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| HIF1α | hypoxia-induced factor 1α |
| HuD | Hu-antigen D |
| HULC | highly upregulated in liver cancer |
| HuR | Hu-antigen R |
| ICC | intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| IFNγ | interferon γ |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| KSRP | KH-type splicing regulatory protein |
| lncRNA | long noncoding RNA |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NCL | nucleolin |
| P-body | processing body |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PK-M2 | pyruvate kinase M2 |
| RBM3 | RNA-binding protein 3 |
| RBP | RNA-binding protein |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| α-SMA | α-smooth muscle actin |
| SCD | stearoyl-CoA desaturase |
| SG | stress granule |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TGIF | TG-interacting factor |
| TIA1 | T-cell-restricted intracellular antigen-1 |
| TIAR | TIA-1-related protein |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TTP | tristetraprolin |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| YB-1 | Y-box-binding protein 1 |