Increased intestinal permeability and tight junction alterations in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†

Miele, Luca; Valenza, Venanzio; La Torre, Giuseppe; Montalto, Massimo; Cammarota, Giovanni; Ricci, Riccardo; Mascianà, R.; Forgione, Alessandra; Gabrieli, M.L.; Perotti, Germano; Maria Vecchio, Fabio; Rapaccini, G.L.; Gasbarrini, Antonio; Day, Chris; Grieco, Antonio

doi:10.1002/hep.22848

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Increased intestinal permeability and tight junction alterations in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†

Published in Hepatology • Jan 23, 2009

Authors:

Luca Miele

Venanzio Valenza

Giuseppe La Torre

Abstract

UNLABELLED: The role played by the gut in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is still a matter of debate, although animal and human studies suggest that gut-derived endotoxin may be important. We investigated intestinal permeability in patients with NAFLD and evaluated the correlations between...

Subject

Intestinal permeability

Gastroenterology

Internal medicine

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