| 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 |