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Gut bacteria can treat alcohol‐associated liver disease
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32407
Subject(s) - liver disease , liver transplantation , medicine , alcohol , alcohol abuse , disease , alcoholic liver disease , chronic liver disease , alcoholic hepatitis , psychological intervention , hepatitis , liver injury , gastroenterology , transplantation , psychiatry , cirrhosis , biology , biochemistry
Almost half of all liver disease deaths in the United States are related to alcohol use. With alcohol‐associated liver disease (AALD) now the leading cause of liver transplantation due to chronic liver disease, replacing hepatitis C, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is calling for effective interventions for AALD.