ALT	Alanine aminotransferase
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
α-SMA	Alpha smooth muscle actin
AST	Aspartate aminotransferase
ATP	Adenosine-5’-triphosphate
CBX	Carbenoxolone
Cx	Connexin
DF	Divalent free
FRAP	Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
GJ(s)	Gap junction(s)
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
GR	Glutathione reductase
HBSS	Hank’s balanced salt solution
HSC(s)	Hepatic stellate cell(s)
IL	Interleukin
KC	Growth-regulated alpha protein
LIX	Lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine
n	Number of biological repeats
N	Number of technical repeats
p	Probability
SEM	Standard error of the mean
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
TAA	Thioacetamide
TAT	Transactivator of transcription
TECK	Thymus-expressed chemokine