α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin
AMPK	5′-AMP-activated protein kinase
CAV1	Caveolin1
COL1	collagen type I
Ctr	control
DMEM	Dulbecco modified Eagle medium
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DTT	dithiothreitol
ECM	extracellular matrix
EKR	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal-transition
FBS	fetal bovine serum
h	hours
HSC(s)	hepatic stellate cell(s)
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LDs	lipid droplet(s)
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinases
min	minute(s)
N-Cadherin	neuronal Cadherin
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-κB
p38	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PLIN5	Perilipin 5
RT-qPCR	reverse transcription quantitative real time PCR
SD	standard deviation
STAT3	signal transducers and activators of transcription 3
TBST	Tris-buffered saline
Tf.M.:	transfection medium
TGF-β1	transforming growth factor-β1
TGFβR	TGF-β receptor
WT	wild type