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Simultaneously, LV-miR-130a-3p-promoted macrophages presented the Ly6C<jats:sup>lo<\/jats:sup>phenotype, concomitant with the decreased expression of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) 1, and increased the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2, which contributed to the dissolution of collagen.\u00a0Furthermore, overexpression of miR-130a-3p not only inhibited the activation and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) but also induced the apoptosis of HSCs. In addition, we also confirmed that miR-130a-3p enables to bind with mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) 1 and transforming growth factor-beta receptors (TGFBR) 1 and TGFBR2 genes and inhibit the expressions of these genes. 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