Our results showed that Cd36 mRNA levels are significantly increased in the liver of all HFD-fed groups, as previously described in mouse models and in patients with steatosis (Buque et al., 2010; Degrace et al., 2006; Inoue et al., 2005; Miquilena-Colina et al., 2011). This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and steatosis.