| 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 |