Baseline characteristics of mice fed LF control, HTF-C, or Western diet for eight weeks. [A] Body weight gain on respective diets. [B] Plasma ALT concentration. [C] Liver weight and liver weight expressed as percent of body weight. [D] Liver triglyceride content. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean. n=5 mice/group. [E] Hepatic expression of indicated genes encoding inflammatory cytokines, necroptosis factors, markers of stellate cell activation, and fibrosis in mice on diet for eight weeks. [F] Western blot analysis of TIMP1 and Col1α1 expression in mice fed LF, HTF-C, and Western diet for eight weeks. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean. n=5 mice/group. *p<0.05 LF vs HTF-C. #p<0.05 LF vs Western. †p<0.05 HTF-C vs Western. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase. TAG, triacylglycerol. AU, arbitrary units.