Col-I	collagen type I
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPG	eggs per gram
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
GDP	guanosine diphosphate
GTP	guanosine triphosphate
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
HSCs	hepatic stellate cells
IL	interleukin
i.p.	intraperitoneally
IVCCA	in vivo cytokine capture assay
KO	knock-out
PBS	phosphate buffer saline
PMA	phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate
RhoA	ras homolog family member A
ROCK	Rho-associated kinase
S. japonicum	Schistosoma japonicum
Stat3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
Th	T helper
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor-β1
Treg	regulatory T
WT	wild-type