A Role for Gut Microbiome Fermentative Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease Progression
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Gut Microbiome in NAFLD
3. Microbial Metabolic Pathways
3.1. Microbial Fermentative Pathways
3.2. Choline Metabolim
3.3. Amino Acid Metabolism
4. Microbiome-Based Signature
5. Gut Microbiome-Targeted Therapy
6. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Iruzubieta, P.; Medina, J.M.; Fernández-López, R.; Crespo, J.; de la Cruz, F. A Role for Gut Microbiome Fermentative Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease Progression. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051369
Iruzubieta P, Medina JM, Fernández-López R, Crespo J, de la Cruz F. A Role for Gut Microbiome Fermentative Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease Progression. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(5):1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051369
Chicago/Turabian StyleIruzubieta, Paula, Juan M. Medina, Raúl Fernández-López, Javier Crespo, and Fernando de la Cruz. 2020. "A Role for Gut Microbiome Fermentative Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease Progression" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 5: 1369. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051369