Review Article

Regulating Intestinal Microbiota in the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Table 1

Animal experimental studies on the treatment of ALD with probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics.

StudyObjectTypes of drugOutcomes

Forsyth et al. [18]Alcoholic steatohepatitis male Sprague-Dawley ratsLactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG)Liver steatosis severity reduced
Chang et al. [19]Male wild type rats with acute alcohol-related liver diseaseVSL#3 (a mixture of probiotics such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum)Increased intestinal permeability (decreased plasma endotoxin and TNFα levels)
Bang et al. [15]Alcohol-related liver disease C57BL/6 miceLactobacillus rhamnosus R0011 and Lactobacillus acidophilus R0052Reduced inflammation of the liver (TLR4 expression decreased)
Grander et al. [20]C57BL/6 mice with alcoholic steatohepatitisColistinIncreased gut barrier integrity (relative abundance of A. muciniphila and mucin is increased)
Tang et al. [21]Male alcohol-related liver disease Sprague- Dawley ratsOats (prebiotics)Reduced oxidative stress (NOS, NO protein carbonylation, and nitrotyrosination) and increased gut barrier integrity (integrity of actin cytoskeleton and tight junction)
Yan et al. [22]Alcohol-related liver disease miceFructooligosaccharide (FOS)Improvement of the degree of liver inflammation (recovery of the level of antimicrobial protein Reg3g and reduction of intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
Ferrere et al. [23]Mice fed by alcoholPrebiotic pectinRelative abundance of bacteroides was increased, improvement of the severity of steatosis, and reduction of inflammation in the liver