The role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, intestinal permeability, endotoxaemia, and tumour necrosis factor α in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

J Wigg, A; C Roberts-Thomson, I; B Dymock, R; J McCarthy, P; H Grose, R; G Cummins, A

doi:10.1136/gut.48.2.206

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The role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, intestinal permeability, endotoxaemia, and tumour necrosis factor α in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Published in Gut • Feb 1, 2001

Authors:

A J Wigg

I C Roberts-Thomson

R B Dymock

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth may contribute to the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, perhaps by increasing intestinal permeability and promoting the absorption of endotoxin or other enteric bacterial products. AIMS: To investigate the prevalence of small intestinal b...

Subject

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Lactulose

Steatohepatitis

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