ALP	alkaline phosphatase
ALT	valanine aminotransferase
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
COL1A1	collagen type I alpha 1 chain
ECM	extracellular matrix
ERK	extracellular signal- regulated kinase
HSCs	hepatic stellate cells
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase/stress-activated protein kinase
LX-2	human hepatic stellate cell line
MAPK	mitogen activated protein kinases
MMPs	matrix metalloproteases
SC	Salacia chinensis L.
α-SMA	alpha-smooth muscle actin
SMAD	homology to Caenorhabditis elegans sma and drosophila gene mothers against decapentaplegic (MAD) proteins
TGF-β1	transforming growth factors-beta1
TIMPs	tissue inhibitors of the MMPs