| CHOL | Cholesterol |
| CA | Cholic acid |
| Col α1[I] | pro-collagen α1(I) |
| Col α1[III] | pro-collagen α1(III) |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FC | Free cholesterol |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| HSC | Epatic stellate cells |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| Mdr2 | Multi-drug resistance 2 |
| mGSH | Mitochondria glutathione |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinases 2 |
| NAFLD | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| ND | Normal diet |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ALT/SGPT | Serum alanine aminotransferase |
| AST/SGOT | Serum aspartate aminotransferase |
| TBA | Total bile acids |
| TIMP-2 | Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-2 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| αSMA | α-smooth muscle actin |