HMOX1 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Levels of serum ferritin, carboxyhemoglobin, malondialdehyde (MDA), and erythrocyte-reduced glutathione (GSH) were measured, and HO-1 mRNA expression was detected in 45 CLD patients (15 with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis [NASH], 15 with chronic hepatitis C, and 15 with liver cirrhosis) and 15 healthy controls.