Gut microbiota: Intestinal fungi fuel the inflammatory fire in alcoholic liver disease (Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology)

Chronic excess alcohol consumption induces intestinal mycobiota dysbiosis and hepatic inflammation in mice, worsening liver damage, according to new research. Marked intestinal fungal dysbiosis was also observed in patients dependent on alcohol.Alcoholic liver disease (ALD), which represents a major cause of global mortality, is