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. 2022 Mar 16;44(3):1294–1315. doi: 10.3390/cimb44030087
ACE-2 angiotensin-converting enzyme 2
AH alcoholic hepatitis
AIH autoimmune hepatitis
ALD alcohol-related liver disease
ALI acute liver injury
ALT alanine aminotransferase (glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, GPT)
ALP alkaline phosphatase
AMA anti-mitochondrial antibody
ANA antinuclear antibody
AST aspartate aminotransferase (glutamic-oxalic- transaminase, GOT)
ASH alcoholic steatohepatitis
BMI body mass index
CCK caspase cleaved cytokeratin (8 & 18)- M30-M 65
COVID Corona virus disease
DAA direct-acting anti-virals
DAMPs danger-associated molecular patterns
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
EGF epithelial growth factor
ER endoplasmic reticulum
EtG ethanol glucuronide
EtS ethanol sulphate
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GGT γ-glutamyl-transferase
GSH glutathione
HBV hepatitis virus B
HCV hepatitis virus C
HER hydroxyethyl radical
HGF hepatocyte growth factor
HSC hepatic stellate cells
IL Interleukin: IL-6, IL-8
INR International Normalized Ratio
KC Kupffer cells
LPS lypo-poli-saccharides
MAA malon-dialdehyde
MAFLD metabolic associated fatty liver disease,
Mean ± SD mean ± standard deviation
MEOS microsomal ethanol oxidizing system
NAD+ nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide,
NADH reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADP+ nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
NADPH reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
PAMPs pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PhET phosphatidyl ethanol
POEMS Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, skin changes syndrome
PPAR alpha peroxisome proliferator—activated receptor alpha,
PRRs pattern-recognition receptors
RBC red blood cell
RNA ribonucleic acid
ROS reactive oxygen species
SOCS suppressor of cytokine signaling
SREBP-1 sterol regulatory element binding protein-1
TGF-β transforming growth factor beta
TNF-alpha Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TLR4 toll-like receptor 4
U/L Unit/Liter
ULN Upper the limit of normal
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor