Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(3), P. 524 - 524
Published: Feb. 23, 2022
Nonalcoholic
fatty
liver
disease
(NAFLD)
is
considered
as
one
of
the
most
prevalent
chronic
diseases
worldwide
due
to
rapidly
rising
prevalence
obesity
and
metabolic
syndrome.
As
a
hepatic
manifestation
disease,
NAFLD
begins
with
fat
accumulation
progresses
inflammation,
termed
non-alcoholic
steatohepatitis
(NASH),
fibrosis/cirrhosis,
finally
leading
NAFLD-related
hepatocellular
carcinoma
(NAFLD-HCC).
Accumulating
evidence
showed
that
gut
microbiome
plays
vital
role
in
initiation
progression
through
gut–liver
axis.
The
axis
mutual
communication
between
comprising
portal
circulation,
bile
duct,
systematic
circulation.
dysbiosis
contributes
development
by
dysregulating
axis,
increased
intestinal
permeability
unrestrained
transfer
microbial
metabolites
into
liver.
In
this
review,
we
systematically
summarized
up-to-date
information
metabolomic
changes
along
stages
steatosis,
NASH,
fibrosis,
NAFLD-HCC.
components
functions
its
association
were
then
discussed.
addition,
highlighted
current
knowledge
microbiome-based
treatment
strategies
targeting
for
preventing
associated
HCC.
Gut,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
67(9), P. 1716 - 1725
Published: June 22, 2018
The
microbiome
has
received
increasing
attention
over
the
last
15
years.
Although
gut
microbes
have
been
explored
for
several
decades,
investigations
of
role
microorganisms
that
reside
in
human
attracted
much
beyond
classical
infectious
diseases.
For
example,
numerous
studies
reported
changes
microbiota
during
not
only
obesity,
diabetes,
and
liver
diseases
but
also
cancer
even
neurodegenerative
is
viewed
as
a
potential
source
novel
therapeutics.
Between
2013
2017,
number
publications
focusing
on
was,
remarkably,
12
900,
which
represents
four-fifths
total
40
years
investigated
this
topic.
This
review
discusses
recent
evidence
impact
metabolic
disorders
focus
selected
key
mechanisms.
aims
to
provide
critical
analysis
current
knowledge
field,
identify
putative
issues
or
problems
discuss
misinterpretations.
abundance
metagenomic
data
generated
comparing
diseased
healthy
subjects
can
lead
erroneous
claim
bacterium
causally
linked
with
protection
onset
disease.
In
fact,
environmental
factors
such
dietary
habits,
drug
treatments,
intestinal
motility
stool
frequency
consistency
are
all
influence
composition
should
be
considered.
cases
bacteria
Prevotella
copri
Akkermansia
muciniphila
will
discussed
examples.
Seminars in Liver Disease,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
39(01), P. 026 - 042
Published: Jan. 17, 2019
Abstract
Hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC)
is
associated
with
chronic
inflammation
and
fibrosis
arising
from
different
etiologies,
including
hepatitis
B
C
alcoholic
nonalcoholic
fatty
liver
diseases.
The
inflammatory
cytokines
tumor
necrosis
factor-α
interleukin-6
their
downstream
targets
nuclear
factor
kappa
(NF-κB),
c-Jun
N-terminal
kinase
(JNK),
signal
transducer
activator
of
transcription
3
drive
inflammation-associated
HCC.
Further,
while
adaptive
immunity
promotes
immune
surveillance
to
eradicate
early
HCC,
cells,
such
as
CD8+
T
Th17
can
also
stimulate
HCC
development.
Thus,
the
role
hepatic
system
in
development
a
highly
complex
topic.
This
review
highlights
cytokine
signals,
NF-κB,
JNK,
innate
immunity,
stellate
cells
discusses
whether
these
pathways
could
be
therapeutic
targets.
authors
will
discuss
cholangiocarcinoma
metastasis
because
biliary
tumor-associated
stroma
are
essential
for
primary
tumor-derived
mediators
promote
formation
“premetastasis
niche”
liver.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(23), P. 12836 - 12836
Published: Dec. 6, 2021
The
intestinal
mucosa
provides
a
selective
permeable
barrier
for
nutrient
absorption
and
protection
from
external
factors.
It
consists
of
epithelial
cells,
immune
cells
their
secretions.
gut
microbiota
participates
in
regulating
the
integrity
function
homeostatic
balance.
Pathogens,
xenobiotics
food
can
disrupt
barrier,
promoting
systemic
inflammation
tissue
damage.
Genetic
factors
predispose
individuals
to
dysfunction,
changes
composition
are
central
this
process.
progressive
identification
these
has
led
development
concept
‘leaky
syndrome’
‘gut
dysbiosis’,
which
underlie
relationship
between
impairment,
metabolic
diseases
autoimmunity.
Understanding
mechanisms
underlying
process
is
an
intriguing
subject
research
diagnosis
treatment
various
extraintestinal
diseases.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Jan. 8, 2021
Abstract
The
gut
microbiota
is
reported
to
modulate
the
immune
response
in
hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC).
Here,
we
employ
metagenomic
and
metabolomic
studies
characterise
patients
with
non-alcoholic
fatty
liver
disease
(NAFLD)
related
cirrhosis,
or
without
HCC,
evaluate
its
effect
on
peripheral
an
ex
vivo
model.
We
find
that
dysbiosis
characterises
of
NAFLD-cirrhosis,
compositional
functional
shifts
occurring
HCC
development.
Gene
function
NAFLD-HCC
supports
short
chain
acid
production,
this
confirmed
by
studies.
Ex
show
bacterial
extracts
from
microbiota,
but
not
control
groups,
elicit
a
T
cell
immunosuppressive
phenotype,
characterised
expansion
regulatory
cells
attenuation
CD8
+
cells.
Our
study
suggest
distinctive
microbiome/metabolomic
profile,
can
response.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: March 29, 2019
Abstract
The
presence
of
cirrhosis
in
nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease
(NAFLD)
is
the
most
important
predictor
liver-related
mortality.
Limited
data
exist
concerning
diagnostic
accuracy
gut-microbiome-derived
signatures
for
detecting
NAFLD-cirrhosis.
Here
we
report
16S
gut-microbiome
compositions
203
uniquely
well-characterized
participants
from
a
prospective
twin
and
family
cohort,
including
98
probands
encompassing
entire
spectrum
NAFLD
105
their
first-degree
relatives,
assessed
by
advanced
magnetic-resonance-imaging.
We
show
strong
familial
correlation
profiles,
driven
shared
housing.
panel
30
features,
27
bacterial
features
with
discriminatory
ability
to
detect
NAFLD-cirrhosis
using
Random
Forest
classifier
model.
In
derivation
cohort
probands,
model
has
robust
(AUROC
0.92)
NAFLD-cirrhosis,
confirmed
validation
relatives
proband
0.87).
This
study
provides
evidence
fecal-microbiome-derived
signature