ADAM	a disintegrin and metalloprotease
ADAM-TS	ADAM with thrombospondin motifs
ALT	alanine amino-transferase
COX-2	cyclo-oxygenase-2
CREBH	cAMP-responsive element binding protein H
CS	chondroitin sulfate
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DAAs	direct-acting antivirals
ECM	extracellular matrix
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
GAG(s)	glycosaminoglycan(s)
GPC3	glypican-3
HA	Hyaluronan or hyaluronic acid
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HNF4α	hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α
HPC	hepatic progenitor cells
HSC(s)	hepatic stellate cell(s)
HSPG(s)	heparan sulfate proteoglycan(s)
IP-10	interferon gamma-inducible protein 10
LOX	lysyl oxidase
LOXL	LOX-like
LTBP	large latent TGF-β-binding protein
MMP(s)	matrix metalloprotease(s)
NAFLD	nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NF-κB	nuclear factor-κB
NK	natural killer cell
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PG(s)	proteoglycan(s)
SMA	smooth muscle actin
SNP	single-nucleotide polymorphism
SVR	sustained virological response
TGF-β1 and -β2	transforming growth factor-β1 and -β2
THBS1	thrombospondin-1 gene
TIMP	tissue inhibitor of MMP
TLR	toll-like receptor