| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| CAF | Carcinoma-associated fibroblast |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| eNOS | Endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FABP | Fatty acid-binding protein |
| FFA | Free fatty acid |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| Hh | Hedgehog |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HSC | Hepatic stellate cell |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KC | Kupffer cell |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharides |
| LSEC | Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NK cell | Natural killer cell |
| NKT cell | Natural killer T cell |
| NOS | Nitric oxide synthase |
| OA | Oleic acid |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| PA | Palmitic acid |
| PD | Programmed death |
| PD-L | Programmed death ligand |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide-3 kinase |
| PlGF | Placental growth factor |
| PPAR | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SDF | Stromal-derived factor |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TAZ | Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TREM2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| Th | T helper |
| TIL | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TNSMF | Tumor necrosis superfamily member |
| Treg cell | Regulatory T cell |
| VAP | Vascular adhesion protein |
| VEGF | Vascular-endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration sight |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |