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The effect of BAT on the activation of HSCs was examined using cultured cells treated with conditioned media from brown adipocytes.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Under TN conditions, mice with CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    -induced liver fibrosis exhibited increased liver injury, collagen deposition, and alpha smooth muscle actin (\u03b1-SMA) expression in the liver compared with mice maintained at room temperature. The numbers of liver-infiltrating immune cells and T cells producing IL-17A and IFN-\u03b3 were also significantly increased in the livers of mice housed under TN conditions. Treatment of HSCs with conditioned media from brown adipocytes markedly attenuated HSC activation, as shown by down-regulated \u03b1-SMA expression at day 4, day 7 and day 10 of culture. At thermoneutrality, with CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    administration, IL-10-deficient mice exhibited more severe liver fibrosis than wild-type mice. Interestingly, conditioned media from IL-10-deficient brown adipocytes could up-regulate the expression of \u03b1-SMA and induce HSCs activation.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    BAT inactivation by thermoneutrality contributes to the activation of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic pathways in mice with CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    -induced liver fibrosis. Normal brown adipocytes secreted factors that impair the activation of HSCs, while this protective effect was lost in IL-10-deficient brown adipocytes. 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