LCN2 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Multiple studies have uncovered immunoregulatory effects of LCN2 beyond scavenging bacterial siderophores, and LCN2 has been found to protect from excessive inflammation-related morbidity in sterile endotoxemia [7], neuroinflammation [8] and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) [9].