Abbreviations: Alanine aminotransferase: ALT; Aspartate aminotransferase: AST; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay: ELISA; Hepatocellular carcinoma: HCC; High-fat diet: HFD; Long non-coding RNA: Lnc RNA; Long non-coding RNA GAS5: GAS5; MicroRNAs: MiRNAs; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: NAFLD; Quantitative reverse transcription PCRs: RT-qPCRs; siRNA negative control: si-NC; Total cholesterol: TC; Triglyceride: TG. This evidence concerns the gene GPT and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.