Conversely, naringenin also prevented the increase in lipid peroxidation, ALT and AST. Additionally, expression of the following genes was also affected in an NAFLD rat model induced by a high cholesterol diet: pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, EGF-like module-containing mucin-like hormone receptor-like 1, iNOS, NF-κB, MMP2 and MMP9