| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACSL1 | long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 1 |
| acyl-CoA | acyl-coenzyme A |
| ACTB | β-actin gene |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| AST | aspartate transaminase |
| BCA | bicinchoninic acid assay |
| cDNA | complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| CPT1A | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A |
| CPT1L | carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1L |
| dH2O | distilled water |
| DEPC | diethylpyrocarbonate |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid |
| ER | endoplasmatic reticulum |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| FGF21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| miRNA | micro ribonucleic acid |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| Na+/K+-ATPase | sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| PHH | primary human hepatocyte |
| PPARa | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha |
| qPCR | quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| RT | room temperature |
| RT-qPCR | reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SDS | sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SRB | sulforhodamine B |
| SREBF1 | sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 |
| SREBP-1c | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c |
| TBS | tris-buffered saline |
| Tris | tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane |
| UNG | uracil-N-glycosylase |
| XTT | 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilid |