α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
Alix	Apoptosis-linked gene 2-interacting protein
BMP	bone morphogenetic proteins
Cav-1	Caveolin-1
ccp	clathrin coated pits
CD	cytosolic domain
CTGF	connective tissue growth factor
DMEM	Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium
DTT	dithiothreitol
Eng	Endoglin
FL-Eng	full-length endoglin
GFP	green fluorescent protein
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
HHT-1	hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type-1
HSC	hepatic stellate cells
KC	Kupffer cell(s)
LSEC	Liver sinusoidal endothelial cell(s)
Luc	luciferase
MMP-14	metalloproteinase-14
pMF	portal myofibroblast
sol-Eng	soluble endoglin
TβRI-III	TGF-β receptors contains type I-III
TBST	Tris-buffered saline with Tween 20
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TM	transmembrane domain