Role of gut microbiota in liver disease

• Published in: American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology Vol. 318; no. 1; pp. G84 - G98
• Main Authors: Albhaisi, Somaya A. M., Bajaj, Jasmohan S., Sanyal, Arun J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria - metabolism; Bacteria - pathogenicity; Disease Progression; Dysbiosis; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Humans; Intestines - microbiology; Liver - metabolism; Liver - pathology; Liver Diseases - metabolism; Liver Diseases - microbiology; Liver Diseases - pathology; Prognosis; Risk Factors; nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; alcoholic hepatitis; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; bacteria; metagenomics; hepatocellular cancer; cirrhosis; gut microbiota; intestinal microbiome

The gut microbiome is the natural intestinal inhabitant that has been recognized recently as a major player in the maintenance of human health and the pathophysiology of many diseases. Those commensals produce metabolites that have various effects on host biological functions. Therefore, alterations...