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Goodness! Another coincidence! Here's another new, free article directly
related to my recent List posting "Liver Damage and the Intestinal Mucosa":
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World J Gastroenterol 2006 March 14;12(10):1493-1502
Gut flora and bacterial translocation in chronic liver disease
John Almeida, Sumedha Galhenage, Jennifer Yu, Jelica Kurtovic, Stephen M
Riordan
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/12/1493.asp
Abstract
Increasing evidence suggests that derangement of gut flora is of
substantial clinical relevance to patients with cirrhosis. Intestinal
bacterial overgrowth and increased bacterial translocation of gut flora
from the intestinal lumen, in particular, predispose to an increased
potential for bacterial infection in this group. Recent studies suggest
that, in addition to their role in the pathogenesis of overt infective
episodes and the clinical consequences of sepsis, gut flora contributes to
the pro-inflammatory state of cirrhosis even in the absence of overt
infection. Furthermore, manipulation of gut flora to augment the
intestinal content of lactic acid-type bacteria at the expense of other
gut flora species with more pathogenic potential may favourably influence
liver function in cirrhotic patients. Here we review current concepts of
the various inter-relationships between gut flora, bacterial
translocation, bacterial infection, pro-inflammatory cytokine production
and liver function in this group.
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