The work was supported by the grant RO1 DK 047995 from NIH/NIDDK to A. Chen Disclosures Section: The authors have nothing to disclose.
Abbreviations
α-SMA alpha-smooth muscle actin
CTGF connective tissue growth factor
DMEM Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
FBS fetal bovine serum
GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
HSCs hepatic stellate cells
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LOX-1 lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1
NAFLD nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
ox-LDL oxidized low-density lipoprotein
PDGF-βR platelet-derived growth factor-beta receptor
TGF-βR transforming growth factor-beta receptor