IL1B and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Interestingly, the number of LITAF-positive HSCs significantly correlated (Fig. S7E) not only with IL-1β levels but also with inflammation (Pearson's r = 0.34, p < 0.05) and fibrosis (Pearson's r = 0.69, p < 0.001) and with the presence of NASH (Pearson's r = 0.66, p < 0.001).