LCN2 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis: When exploring NASH biomarkers with gene expression analysis of the whole blood, a marked increase in the inflammation markers such as TNF-α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP1), IL1-β and lipocalin 2 (LCN2) (inflammation), collagen 1a1 (COL1A1) and 3a1 (COL3A1) (fibrosis), and Nrf2 targets NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) and heme oxygenase (HO1) was found in the CDAHFD group.