We also investigated the levels of α1 type 1 collagen (Col1α1), a factor associated with collagen fiber degradation, liver fibrosis‐related genes such as matrix metallopeptidase‐2 (MMP‐2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐1 (TIMP1), an inhibitor of MMP. Here, MMP2 is linked to Hepatic fibrosis.