«Not only is this the first study to associate fungi and liver disease,» said senior author Bernd Schnabl, MD, associate professor of gastroenterology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, «we might be able to to slow
the progression of alcoholic liver disease by manipulating the balance of fungal species living in a patient's intestine.»
In addition, he said it might not be the changes in fungal populations that cause
progression of alcoholic liver disease.
Not exact matches
To determine the effect
of gastric acid suppression on the
progression of chronic
liver disease, Schnabl's team looked at mouse models that mimic
alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD and NASH in humans.