| AHB | Acute hepatitis B |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| ALF | Acute liver failure |
| ALR | AIM2-like receptor |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD |
| CARD | Caspase recruitment domain |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| CHB | Chronic hepatitis B |
| CHC | Chronic hepatitis C |
| CLR | C-type lectin receptor |
| ConA | Concanavalin A |
| COP | CARD-only protein |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CXCL16 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 16 |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DEN | Diethylnitrosamine |
| DNA-PK | DNA protein kinase |
| GSDMD | Gasdermin D |
| HBeAg | Hepatitis B e antigen |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HFD | High fat diet |
| HIN | Hematopoietic expression, interferon-inducible and nuclear localization |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| HSC | Hepatic stellate cells |
| IFI16 | IFNγ-inducible protein 16 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IKKα | IκB kinase alpha |
| IL | Interleukin |
| KC | Kupffer cell |
| MCD | Methionine-choline deficient diet |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NLR | NOD-like receptor |
| NLRC4 | NLR family, CARD domain-containing 4 |
| NLRP3 | NLR family, pyrin domain-containing 3 |
| NOD | Nucleotide oligomerization domain |
| ODN | Oligodeoxynucleotide |
| PBMC | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase |
| POP | PYD-only protein |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| PYD | Pyrin domain |
| RLR | RIG-1 like receptor |
| STAT1 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 |
| STING | Stimulator of interferon response cGAMP interactor 1 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TRIM11 | Tripartite motif containing 11 |
| WT | Wild type |