ALT	alanine transaminase
AST	aspartate transaminase
Bcl-2	B cell lymphoma-2
BCG	bacillus calmette-guerin
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
Cdc42	Cell division cycle 42
CYP	cytochrome
CSB	Corydalis saxicola Bunting
CSBI	Corydalis saxicola Bunting injection
CSBTA	Corydalis saxicola Bunting total alkaloids
CCl4	carbontetrachloride
CD86	cluster of differentiation 86
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
DA	dopamine
DPPH	2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl
DBiL	direct bilirubin
DB	direct bilirubin
DHBV	duck hepatitis B virus
DOPAC	3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
EC50	concentration for 50% of maximal effect
FasL	Fas ligand
HT	hydroxytryptamine
HIAA	hydroxyindolacetic acid
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HBsAg	hepatitis B surface antigen
HBeAg	hepatitis B e antigen
hTERT	telomerase reverse transcriptase
HVA	homovanillic acid
GT	glutamyltransferase
i.p	intraperitoneally injected
iNOS	inducible nitric oxide synthase
IC50	half maximal inhibitory concentration
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
IL	interleukin
IENF	intraepidermal nerve fiber
Ki	inhibition constant
LD50	median lethal dose
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
MDA	malondialdehyde
MAPKs	mitogen-activated protein kinases
MMP	matrix metal loprotease
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
MIC	minimal inhibitory concentration
NPN	non-protein nitrogen
NF-κB	nuclear transcription factor-κB
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NFATc1	nuclear factor of activated T-cells c1
OPG	osteoprotegerin
QOL	quality of life
RANKL	receptor activator of nuclear factor- κB ligand
SOD	superoxide dismutase
SGPT	serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase
SB	serum total bilirubin
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor-α
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor-β1
TBIL	totalbilirubin
THP-1	leukemia
TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid 1
TBiL	total bilirubin
TACE	hepatic artery chemoembolization