Not surprisingly, as shown in Fig. 3, Hep AD 38 co-culture significantly increased mRNA and protein expressions of α-SMA, TIMP-1 and Col 1A1 as well as protein expressions of NFATc1 and pJnk in LX-2 cells compared with mock group, while they were all significantly reduced by Notum suggesting that Notum inhibited HBV induced liver fibrosis through down-regulating Wnt 5a mediated pathways. Here, ACTA1 is linked to Hepatic fibrosis.