| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| HO-1 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| DMT1 | Divalent metal transporter 1 |
| DCYTB | Duodenal cytochrome b |
| HIFα | Hypoxia inducible factor α |
| NTBI | Non-transferrin-bound iron |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein 6 |
| HJV | Hemojuvelin |
| TfR | Transferrin receptor |
| IRP | Iron regulatory protein |
| IRE | Iron responsive element |
| ALAS2 | Aminolevulinic acid synthase 2 |
| FBXL5 | F-box/LRR-repeat protein 5 |
| SGLT1 | Sodium–glucose co-transporter 1 |
| GSK3 | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HSL | Hormone-sensitive lipase |
| RBP-4 | Retinol-binding protein 4 |
| MetS | Metabolic syndrome |
| DIOS | Dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| SCFA | Short chain fatty acids |
| BCAA | Branched chain amino acids |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| FOXO-1 | Forkhead box protein O1 |
| AMPK | AMP-dependent kinase |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| ALR | Autophagic-lysosome regeneration |
| AGBE | 1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme |