Blind scoring of steatosis and quantification of lipid droplet number and size on histological sections from liver tissues revealed a moderate attenuation of steatosis in mice following miR-149-5p downregulation, with a significant decrease in Cd36, Cpt1a and Acox1 gene expression in the long FPC, despite no significant differences in intrahepatic TGs in either (Figs 2A-D and S5A-D). This evidence concerns the gene CD36 and steatosis.