| αSMA | Alpha-smooth-muscle actin |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine |
| CCl4 | Carbon tetrachloride |
| Ccn | Cyclin |
| CcnE1 | Cyclin E1 |
| CcnE2 | Cyclin E2 |
| Cdk | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| Col1A1 | Collagen type 1 alpha chain 1 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DSBs | Double-strand breaks |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| FACS | Fluorescence-associated cell sorting, flow cytometry |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| GLDH | Glutamate dehydrogenase |
| HSCs | Hepatic Stellate Cells |
| h | Hours |
| i.e., | id est |
| MSH2 | MutS homolog 2 |
| nM | nanomol |
| PARP-1 | Poly (ADP-ribose)-polymerase 1 |
| pH3 | phospho-histone H3 |
| pH2Ax | phosphorylated histone H2Ax |
| Rb | Retinoblastoma protein |
| siRNA | Small interfering Ribonucleic acid |