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AKT regulates IL-1β-induced proliferation and activation of hepatic stellate cells

YONGDAE YOON^1,#, SOONJAE HWANG^1,2,#, FATEMA TUJ SAIMA^3,#, MOON YOUNG KIM^1,3,4, SOON KOO BAIK^1,3,4,*, YOUNG WOO EOM^1,3,*

1 Regeneration Medicine Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 26426, Korea
2 Department of Biochemistry, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, GAIST, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, 21999, Korea
3 Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 26426, Korea
4 Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 26426, Korea

* Corresponding Authors: SOON KOO BAIK. Email: ; YOUNG WOO EOM. Email:
# These authors contributed equally to this work