| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| DAB | 3,3-diaminobenzidine |
| H&E | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HSCs | hepatic stellate cells |
| IL | interleukin |
| KO | gene-deficient |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinases |
| NAFLD | nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NAFL | nonalcoholic fatty liver |
| NASH | nonalcoholic steatohepatitis |
| QPCR | quantitative real-time PCR |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase |
| TG | triglyceride |
| WT | wild-type |
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