AIM2	absent in melanoma 2
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
Ang-2	angiopoietin-2
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
AUC	area under the curve
BMI	Body Mass Index
BMP-9	bone morphogenetic protein-9
CAP	controlled attenuation parameter
CASP1	caspase-1
CD105	endoglin
EGF	epidermal growth factor,
ET1	endothelin-1
FGF-1	fibroblast growth factor-1
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor-2
FST	follistatin
G-CSF	granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GGT	gamma-glutamyl transferase
HB-EGF	heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HDL	High-density lipoprotein
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor,
IL-2	interleukin-2
IL-8	interleukin-8
INR	International Normalized Ratio
LDL	Low-density lipoprotein
LEP	leptin
LSM	Liver stiffness measurement
NAFLD	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH	nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
NRLP3	Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, Leucine rich Repeat and Pyrin domain containing 3
P2X4R	P2X purinoceptor 4
P2X7R	P2X purinoceptor 7
PLGF	placental growth factor
ROC	receiver operating characteristics
T/R	target-reference ratio
VEGF-A	vascular endothelial growth factor-A
VEGF-C	vascular endothelial growth factor-C
VEGF-D	vascular endothelial growth factor-D