TXNRD2 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: Furthermore, the level of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) in the liver of NAFLD patients is significantly elevated [61], and in mice fed a methionine and choline-deficient diet to induce NASH, the TXNIP gene was overexpressed, and expression of hepatic TrxR1 and TrxR2 decreased [62].