The Gut Microbiota, Intestinal Permeability, Bacterial Translocation, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: What Comes First?

• Erin Spengler, MD,
• Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc

Affiliations

Erin Spengler, MD

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc

Correspondence Address correspondence to: Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0063, Division of Gastroenterology and Epidemiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093. fax: (858) 534-3338.; NAFLD Translational Research Unit, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California; Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California–San Diego, La Jolla, California