CRP and steatosis: Moreover, Yoneda and coworkers earlier showed in a small pilot experiment that six months ezetimibe treatment (10 mg/day), which lowered intestinal cholesterol absorption pharmacologically, not only improved serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein but most importantly also improvements in histological observations in follow-up liver biopsies in NAS score and steatosis grade [15].