ALB	Albumin
ALD	Alcoholic liver disease
ALF	Alcoholic liver fibrosis
ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase
α-SMA	alpha-Smooth muscle acti
BA	Bile acid
Bax	Bcl-2-associated x protein
BCL-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BDL	Bile duct ligation
CCl4	Carbon tetrachloride
Col	Collagen type
CTP	Child-Turcotte-Pugh
EtOH	Ethyl alcohol
GGT	gamma Glutamyl peptidase
GSH	Glutathione
HCC	Hepatocellular carcinoma
HE	Hepatic encephalopathy
HSP	Heat shock proteins
IL	Interleukin
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
MHE	Minimal hepatic encephalopathy
MELD	Model for end-stage liver disease
Mmp	Matrix metallopeptidases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated b cells
SIRT	Selective internal radiation therapy
SCFAs	Short chain fatty acids
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TAA	Thioacetamide
TEER	Transepithelial electrical resistance
TG	Triglycerides
TBIL	Total bilirubin
Timp	Tissue inhibitor of metallopeptidase
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Zo-1	Zonula occludenes-1