ASC	Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD
α-SMA	Alpha-smooth muscle actin
DAMP	Damage-associated molecular pattern
ECM	Extracellular matrix
HMGB1	High mobility group box 1
IL	Interleukin
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NICD	Notch intracellular domain
NLRP3	NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3
PAMP	Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PCNA	Proliferating cell nuclear antigen
qRT-PCR	Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TLR	Toll-like receptor