Highlights d Heterogeneity and plasticity of non-parenchymal cells in healthy and NASH liver d Landscape of intrahepatic ligand-receptor signaling at single-cell resolution d Emergence of Trem2+ NASH-associated macrophages (NAMs) in mouse and human NASH d Stellakine secretion and contractile response to vasoactive hormones by HSCs

Periostin neutralizing Ab. The hybridoma cell lines secreting mouse mAb against mouse periostin were generated by Abmart Co., according to the standard hybridoma technique (72). The mouse mAbs were purified by Protein A affinity chromatograph. mAb purity was confirmed by HPLC. The concentrations of the obtained mAbs were measured by Mouse IgG ELISA Quantitation kit (Bethyl Laboratories), following the manufacturer's instructions. The kinetic parameters of the mAbs were determined using a Biacore T100 instrument (Biacore AB). Purified Ab was diluted in saline and injected at a dose of 5 mg/kg into db/db mice for 2 weeks.Statistics. All values are shown as mean ± SEM. Statistical differences were determined by 2-way ANOVA with Bonferroni-adjusted post-test or by 2-tailed Student's t test. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.