CYP7A1 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Although this supports a role of vitC in NAFLD, e.g., through a role as a cofactor for CYP7A1 and bile acid metabolism [67,68], no differences in hepatic TC levels were detected between HFH and HFL/HFL groups, hence no apparent effect of vitC status on hepatic cholesterol content in the present study.