
Research ArticleAcyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 1 mediates liver fibrosis by regulating free cholesterol accumulation in hepatic stellate cells
Keywords: HSC; hepatic stellate cell; FC; free cholesterol; TLR4; Toll-like receptor 4; Bambi; bone morphogenetic protein and activin membrane-bound inhibitor; TGF; transforming growth factor; CE; cholesterol ester; ACAT; acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase