To assess whether a decrease in lipid import or an increase in lipid export contributes to the reduction in hepatic steatosis affected by TBE-31, we measured mRNA for cluster of differentiation 36 (Cd36), which contributes to lipid import, and microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (Mttp) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB), which contribute to lipid export. This evidence concerns the gene APOB and fatty liver disease.