| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| AhR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AOP | adverse outcome pathways |
| AST | aspartate Aminotransferase |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| Bcl2 | b-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BFR | brominated flame retardants |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptor |
| CCR5 | c-c chemokine receptor type 5 |
| CD36 | cluster of differentiation 36 |
| cGAMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate |
| cGAS | cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate synthase |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein |
| CYP450 | cytochrome P450 |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular patterns |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| ERK | extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| FAS | fatty acid synthase |
| FR | flame retardants |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| GLUT4 | glucose transporter type 4 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box protein 1 |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| IFN | interferon |
| IFNGR | interferon-gamma receptor |
| IL | interleukin |
| IRF | interferon regulatory factor |
| IRS | insulin receptor substrate |
| ISGs | interferon-stimulated genes |
| ISRE | interferon-stimulated response elements |
| JAK1 | Janus kinase 1 |
| JNK | c-jun N-terminal protein kinase |
| LXR | liver X receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP | monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| MDC | metabolic disrupting chemicals |
| MIE | molecular initiating events |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NLRs | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| NXR | nuclear xenobiotic receptors |
| OPFRs | organophosphorus flame retardants |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PBDEs | polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptors |
| PXR | pregnane X receptor |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SCD-1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 |
| SOCS | suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| SREBP | sterol regulatory element-binding protein |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| T2D | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TAFLD | toxicant-associated fatty liver disease |
| TASH | toxicant-associated steatohepatitis |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TH | thyroid hormone |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TYK2 | tyrosine kinase 2 |
| VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |