Gut Microbiota and Liver Fibrosis: One Potential Biomarker for Predicting Liver Fibrosis

Purpose. To investigate the relationship between gut microbiota and liver fibrosis and establish a microbiota biomarker for detecting and staging liver fibrosis. Methods. 131 Wistar rats were used in our study, and liver fibrosis was induced by carbon tetrachloride. Stool samples were collected with...

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Main Authors: Zhiming Li, Ming Ni, Haiyang Yu, Lili Wang, Xiaoming Zhou, Tao Chen, Guangzhen Liu, Yuanxiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3905130