Effects of gut microbiome and metabolites on metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease
In 2020 an international panel of experts recommended that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease be renamed metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD)and proposed a new set of positive diagnostic criteria.The pathophysiology of MAFLD involves a variety of factors such as environment,genetics,metabolism,and gut microbiome.Microbe-derived metabolites may play an important role in the development of MAFLD.This article reviews the mechanisms of bile acids,short-chain fatty acids,tryptophan,choline,endotoxin,and ethanol as gut microbiota metabolites leading to the development of MAFLD and related treatment progress.
gut microbiomemetabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver diseasebile acidsprobioticsfaecal microbiota transplantation