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. 2021 Oct 23;9(11):1524. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9111524
α-SMA alpha-smooth muscle actin
ABL abetalipoproteinemia
ACVR2A Activin A Receptor Type 2A
ADH Alcohol Dehydrogenase
AF-B1 Aflatoxin B1
AGER advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor
ALDH Aldehyde Dehydrogenase
ALIOS American Lifestyle-Induced Obesity Syndrome
APOB apolipoprotein B
Ath+HF atherogenic and high-fat
BCAA Branched-Chain Amino Acids
BMI body mass index
CAR chimeric antigen receptor
CD-HFD choline-deficient high-fat diet
CDKI1A cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
c-Jun c-Jun N-terminal kinase
CRISPR/Cas9 clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated protein 9
CTNNB1 Catenin beta 1
CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 2E1
DAMPs damage-associated molecular patterns
DEN diethylnitrosamine
DIAMOND diet-induced animal model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
DNMT DNA methyltransferases
EPIC European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
ER endoplasmic reticulum
EZH2 polycomb protein enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FFAs free fatty acids
GWAS genome-wide association study
HBV hepatitis B infection
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HDAC8 histone deacetylase 8
HFD high-fat diet
HFHC high fat high cholesterol
Ho-FHBL hypobetalipoproteinemia
HPCs hepatic progenitor cells
HR hazard ratio
HSCs hepatic stellate cells
HSD17B13 hydroxysteroid 17-β dehydrogenase 13
ILs interleukins
IgA Immunoglobulin A
IR insulin resistance
KO knock-out
LD lipid droplet
LDL low-density lipoprotein
Lyso-PI lyso-phosphatidylinositol
LOX-1 lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1
LPIAT1 lyso-phosphatidylinositol (Lyso-PI) acyl-transferase1
LPS lipopolysaccharides
MAT methionine adenosyltransferase
MBOAT7 membrane bound o-acyltransferase domain-containing 7
MC4R melanocortin 4 receptor-deficient mice
miRNA microRNA
mtDNA mitochondrial DNA
MT-ND6 mitochondrially encoded NADH dehydrogenase 6
MTTP microsomal triglyceride transfer protein large subunit gene
NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells
NLRs intracellular nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors
OR odd ratio
OS overall survival
PAMPs pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PD-1 death protein 1
PGC-1α peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α
PI phosphatidylinositol
PNPLA3 patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3
PPARs peroxisome proliferator activating receptors
PRSs polygenic risk scores
PTEN phosphatase and tensin homolog
PUFAs polyunsaturated fatty acids
ROC receiver operating characteristics
ROS reactive oxygen species
RR relative risk
SAM S-adenyl methionine
SASP senescence-associated secretory phenotype
SERCA sarco/ER calcium ATPase
SIRTs sirtuins
SNP single nucleotide polymorphism
SR-A scavenger receptor
SREBP1 Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Transcription Factor 1
STZ streptozotocin
STAT3 Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
T2D type 2 diabetes
TERT telomerase reverse transcriptase
TG triglyceride
TGF-β transforming growth factor β
TLRs toll like receptors
TM6SF2 transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2
TMC4 transmembrane channel like 4
TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α
uPA urokinase plasminogen activator
UPR unfolded protein response
VLDL very-low density lipoproteins
WD Western diet
WNT wingless