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Levels of ALT, AST, liver tissue GSH-Px, and SOD activities, MDA levels were measured using commercially available kits; HE staining was performed to analyze pathologic changes of the liver; a TEM assay was performed to measure the ultrastructural alterations of the mitochondria, and Western blotting was performed to detect the expression of gene proteins related to lipid metabolism, inflammation, and liver apoptosis. After six weeks, body weight, ALT, AST, and MDA levels were significantly increased, and GSH-Px levels and SOD activities were significantly decreased in the HFD control group compared with the NC group. Consumption of the HFD compared with the NC caused fatty liver abnormal mitochondria with loss of cristae, intramitochondrial granules, and a swollen and rarefied matrix. Administration of MMO significantly decreased body weight gain, and ALT, AST, and MDA levels; increased SOD activity and GSH-Px levels; alleviated fatty liver steatosis; decreased the early apoptosis population; downregulated SREBP-1c, Bax, Caspase-9, Caspase-3, TNF-\u03b1, and NF-\u03baB protein levels; and upregulated PPAR-\u03b1, Bcl-2, and AMPK-\u03b1, compared with the HFD control group. MMO exhibited protective effects in mice with NAFLD by regulating the NF-\u03baB anti-inflammation signaling pathways to inhibit inflammation, regulate AMPK-\u03b1, PPAR-\u03b1 and SREBP-1c to improve lipid metabolism disorder, and regulate Bcl-2\/Bax anti-apoptosis signaling pathways to prevent liver cell apoptosis. 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