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Role of hepatic stellate cells in hepatic fibrosis. The figure shows a simplified representation of the main factors involved in the activation of a hepatic stellate cell and the phenotypic changes after activation. TGFβ‐1, transforming growth factor beta 1; PDGF, platelet‐derived growth factor; ROS, reactive oxygen species; ECM, extracellular matrix.
