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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 6, Pages S80-S84Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318169c44e
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probiotic; liver disease; cirrhosis; encephalopathy; hyperdynamic circulatory state; NAFLD
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Modulation of intestinal flora through the use of probiotics is an emerging therapeutic strategy in the management of chronic liver diseases. This article focuses on the pathophysiologic basis for using probiotics in liver disease and reviews the existing literature on the subject. The role of probiotics is examined in the following areas: a) prevention of infection, b) the hyperdynamic circulatory state of cirrhosis, c) hepatic encephalopathy, d) liver function, and e) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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