Impaired Gut-Liver-Brain Axis in Patients with Cirrhosis

Impaired Gut-Liver-Brain Axis in Patients with Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is associated with brain dysfunction known as hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The mechanisms behind HE are unclear although hyperammonemia and systemic inflammation through gut dysbiosis have been proposed. We aimed to define the individual contribution of specific gut bacterial taxa towards...

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Main Authors: Ahluwalia, Vishwadeep, Betrapally, Naga S, Hylemon, Phillip B, White, Melanie B, Gillevet, Patrick M, Unser, Ariel B, Fagan, Andrew, Daita, Kalyani, Heuman, Douglas M, Zhou, Huiping, Sikaroodi, Masoumeh, Bajaj, Jasmohan S
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880966/

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