“…The proinflammatory/profibrogenic Gr1 hi (Ly6C hi ) monocytes express CCR1, CCR2, CCR6, CCR8, and CCR9 (10,25,61,78). Activation of these receptors promotes differentiation of infiltrating monocytes into proinflammatory macrophages and drives HSC activation, as shown by genetic or pharmacological interventions or adoptive transfer experiments (10,25,61,78).…”