Archived liver specimens were obtained from 16 patients with liver cirrhosis (HCV, n = 5 [METAVIR score of F2]; obstructive jaundice, n = 5 (F2); BA, n = 6) and from 3 patients who were undergoing liver resection for reasons unrelated to liver fibrosis (normal liver) at the Kyoto University Hospital (2010 to 2013). Mice and liver injury..