| ADH | alcohol dehydrogenase |
| AKR1B10 | aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 |
| ALDH1A | retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate amino group transferase |
| BCMO1 | β-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase 1 |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CRABP | cellular retinoic acid-binding protein |
| CRBP | cellular retinol-binding protein |
| CYP | cytochrome P450 family members |
| DGAT | diacylglycerol acyltransferase |
| DHRS | membrane-bound short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases |
| γ-GTP | γ-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| IL-1 | interleukin 1 |
| IL-6 | interleukin 6 |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| LRAT | lecithin retinol acyltransferase |
| MS | metabolic syndrome |
| NAFL | non-alcoholic fatty liver |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PPRE | peroxisome proliferator response element |
| RAR | retinoic acid receptor |
| RBP4 | retinol-binding protein 4 |
| RDH | retinal dehydrogenase |
| REH | retinyl ester hydrolase |
| RXR | retinoid X receptor |
| SOAC | singlet oxygen absorption capacity |
| SRB-1 | scavenger receptor class B type 1 |
| TATA | transcriptional initiation point |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| UV | ultraviolet light |