HAW	Hawthorn
CCl4	Carbon tetrachloride
CO	Crataegus oxyacanthine
IL1B	interleukin-IL-1β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TGF-β 1	transforming growth factor-β 1
NFkB	nuclear factor kappa-B
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
MPO	the myeloperoxidase
MDA	malondialdehyde
P.Carbonyl	Protein carbonyl
SOD	superoxide dismutase
α-SMA	alpha-smooth muscle actin
SIL	silymarin
ROS	reactive oxygen species
HSC	hepatic stellate cells
H & E	hematoxylin and eosin
HP	hydroxyproline
TAC	total antioxidant capacity
FRAP	ferric reducing antioxidant power
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
GGT	gamma-glutamyl transferase