PNPO and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Nonetheless, nine genes (TXN, ALOX5AP, HBA1, HBB, COX2, NFκB, MTR, CCL2, and SERPINE1) had higher expression in NASH whereas six genes, including the already mentioned TXNRD3 and SELENOO as well as SOD1, PNPO, CBS, and PLG, had lower expression in NASH.