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. 2022 Jan 16;10(1):182. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10010182
ALD alcohol-related liver disease
AIH autoimmune hepatitis
AKT protein kinase B
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ATG7 Autophagy related protein 7
ATP adenosine triphosphate
AWGS Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia
BCAAs branched-chain amino acids
BIA Bioelectrical impedance analysis
BMI body mass index
CHB hepatitis B
CHC hepatitis C
CLD chronic liver diseases
CT computed tomography
CV cardiovascular
CYP2E1 cytochrome P450 2E1
DAAs direct-antiviral agents
DHA docosahexaenoic acid
DXA dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
EPA eicosapentaenoic acid
EWGSOP European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People
FDA food and drugs administration
FFAs free fatty acids
FNDC5 fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5
FOXO1 forkhead box 01
GH growth hormone
GLUT4 glucose transporter type 4
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HIS hepatic steatosis index
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HMB Beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl butyrate
HSCs hepatic stellate cells
ICD-10 International Classification of Disease
IR insulin-resistance
IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor-1
IL1 interleukin 1
IL6 Interleukin 6
LPS lipopolysaccharide
MEOS microsomal ethanol oxidizing system
MetS metabolic syndrome
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MRS magnetic resonance spectroscopy
mTOR mammalian target of rapamycin
mTORC1 mTOR complex
NAC N-acetyl cysteine
NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NFkB nuclear factor-kB
PPAR-α peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
PUFAs polyunsaturated fatty acid
ROS reactive oxygen species
SARM Selective androgen receptors modulators
SMI skeletal muscle index
hSMI SMM adjusted by height squared
wSMI SMM adjusted by weight
SMM skeletal muscle mass
SREBP-1c sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c
STAT6 signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
TGFβ transforming growth factor beta
TNFα tumor necrosis factor alpha
T2DM type 2 diabetes
UPS ubiquitin-proteasome system
VDR vitamin D receptor