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. 2020 Aug 29;9(9):1988. doi: 10.3390/cells9091988
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
AFLD alcoholic fatty liver disease
AdExos adipocyte-derived exosomes
HCCExos HCC-derived exosomes
SCs-AdExos exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells
MSCs-AdExos exosomes from adipocyte-derived mesenchymal stem cells
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCV hepatitis C virus
TGF-β transforming growth factor-β
VEGFs vascular endothelial growth factors
KLF4 Krupel-like factor 4
WAT White adipose tissue
BAT Brown adipose tissue
UCP1 uncoupling protein-1
CAAS cancer-associated adipocyte
MCP monocyte chemoattractant protein
CAFs cancer-associated fibroblasts
ECM extracellular matrix
EMT epithelial to mesenchymal transition
EVs extracellular vesicles
mRNA messenger RNA
miRNA microRNA
lncRNA long non-coding RNA
circRNA circular RNA
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
ESCRT endosomal sorting complex required for transport
TSG101 tumor suppressor susceptibility gene 101
CHMP4 charged multivesicular protein body 4
VPS-4 vacuolar protein sorting 4
MVBs microvesicular bodies
ILVs Intraluminal Vesicles
ACVR2B activin receptor type-2B
IBD inflammatory bowel disease
VEGF-C vascular endothelial growth factor-C
ARG-1 arginase-1
IL-10 interleukin-10
Gce1 glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored (c)AMP-degrading phosphodiesterase
VHL Von Hippel–Lindau
circ-BD circRNA that regulate deubiquination
USP7 Ubiquitin-specific protease 7
VHL von Hippel–Lindau
NKT-cell natural killer T-cell
ADC apparent diffusion coefficient
HST-T6 hepatic stellate;
TAK1 transforming growth factor β activated kinase-1
JNK c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
NF nuclear factor
HUVECs human umbilical vein endothelial cells
B4GALT3 β-1,4-galactosyltransferases