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. 2022 Oct 20;23(20):12572. doi: 10.3390/ijms232012572
HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HSC Hepatic Stellate Cells
NASH Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
IR Insulin Resistance
FFA Free Fatty Acids
MMPs Metalloproteinases
ECM Extracellular Matrix Protein
LSECs Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells
TIMPs Tissue Inhibitors of MMPs
LFC Liver Fat Content
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
HFF Hepatic Fat Fraction
THR Thyroid Hormone Receptor
FXR Farnesoid X Receptor
VLDL Very Low-density Lipoprotein
HDL High-density Lipoprotein
PPARs Peroxisomal Proliferator-activated Receptors
GLP-1 Glucagon-like Peptide-1
GIP Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
CCR2 C-C chemokine receptor 2
MPC Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier
ALD Alcoholic Liver Disease
HVPG Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient
HSP47 Heat Shock Protein 47
siRNA Small Interfering RNA
ACE-1 Angiotensin-I Converting Enzyme 1
AT-II Angiotensin-II
RAS Renin-angiotensin System
ADCC Antibody-dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity
PDGF Platelet-derived Growth Factor
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
FGF Fibroblast Growth Factor
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
PVP Portal Vein Pressure
MCD Methionine and Choline-deficient Diet
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
HFD High-Fat Diet
CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 2E1
HA Hyaluronic Acid
Bcl-2 B-cell Lymphoma-2
HFHS High-Fat High-Sucrose
ALP Alkaline Phosphatase
a-SMA alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin
TGF-b1 Transforming Growth Factor-b 1
CDAA Choline-deficient-amino-acid–defined
CPT-1 Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase-1
ASGPR Asialoglycoprotein Receptor
Chol Cholesterol
IGF2R Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Receptor
CD44 Cluster of Differentiation 44
RBP Retinol-binding Protein
TRAIL TNF-related Apoptosis-inducing Ligand
NPs Nanoparticles
cRGD cyclic RGD
LNPs Lipid Nanoparticles