The human intestine harbors a diverse community of microbes that promote metabolism and
digestion in their symbiotic relationship with the host. Disturbance of its homeostasis can …

Humans harbor nearly 100 trillion intestinal bacteria, which in terms of numbers, represents
around ten times more microbial cells than eukaryotic cells. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract …

Liver cirrhosis occurs as a consequence of many chronic liver diseases that are prevalent
worldwide. Here we characterize the gut microbiome in liver cirrhosis by comparing 98 …

Background & Aims The gut microbiome is altered in cirrhosis; however its evolution with
disease progression is only partly understood. We aimed to study changes in the …

Bacterial infections are very common and represent one of the most important reasons of
progression of liver failure, development of liver-related complications, and mortality in …

Background Safety of individual probiotic strains approved under Investigational New Drug
(IND) policies in cirrhosis with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) is not clear. Aim The …

The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), and geographical and genetic backgrounds impact the composition of the …

Liver disease is associated with qualitative and quantitative changes in the intestinal
microbiota. In cirrhotic patients the alteration in gut microbiota is characterized by an …

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE), which consists of minimal (MHE) and overt (OHE) stages, is a
model for impaired gut-liver-brain axis in cirrhosis. Microbiota changes in both stages have …

摘要肠道内定植了数量众多, 种类丰富的肠道菌群, 它们和宿主间形成了互利共生的关系,
对宿主的健康产生着重大影响. 近年来, 随着对肠道菌群调控作用研究的不断深入 …