That is to say, our meta-analysis revealed a lower alanine transaminase (ALT) (SMD = -0.580, 95%CI = -0.822 to -0.338), and aspartate transaminase (AST(SMD = -0.526, 95%CI = -0.767 to -0.284) in NAFLD patients treated with <i>A. This evidence concerns the gene GPT and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.