MMP14 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Results showed that there was an upregulation in the expression of HSPD1 mRNA, TNF mRNA, MMP14 mRNA, ITGB1 mRNA, miRNA-6881-5P, and lncRNA lnc-SPARCL1-1:2 in the NASH group (~4.5–11 folds) compared to the NC group (p < 0.001).