Woodhouse Charlotte, Singanayagam Arjuna, Patel Vishal C
King's College London, London, UK and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK and senior clinical lecturer, St George's University of London, London, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Sep;20(5):493-500. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0676.
Cirrhosis is associated with intestinal dysbiosis, with specific alterations in the gut microbiota linked to particular aetiologies and manifestations of the disease. We review the role of the gut microbiome and the importance of the intestinal barrier in cirrhosis, provide an overview of the terminology and techniques relevant to this emerging area, and discuss the latest developments in therapies targeting the gut-liver axis.
肝硬化与肠道菌群失调有关,肠道微生物群的特定改变与该疾病的特定病因和表现相关。我们回顾了肠道微生物组的作用以及肠道屏障在肝硬化中的重要性,概述了与这一新兴领域相关的术语和技术,并讨论了针对肠-肝轴的治疗方法的最新进展。