Gut Microbial Dysbiosis Is Associated with Altered Hepatic Functions and Serum Metabolites in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a global epidemic disease that results from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and may progress to severe liver failure, including liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Previous evidence has indicated that the dysbiosis of gut microbiota occurs after liv...

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Main Authors: Jing Wang, Yang Wang, Xu Zhang, Jiaqi Liu, Qianpeng Zhang, Yu Zhao, Jinghua Peng, Qin Feng, Jianye Dai, Shujun Sun, Yufeng Zhao, Liping Zhao, Yongyu Zhang, Yiyang Hu, Menghui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02222/full