Does the gut microbiota influence the peripheral immune response in NAFLD-related hepatocellular carcinoma?
MicrobiotaMi Comment 18_21
by Federica Spaggiari
Dysbiosis is widely known as one of the causes and drivers of the rise and development of several and diverse diseases. Moreover, microbiota is able to modulate the organism’s immune response, mainly through its metabolic activity. Thus, the patient’s outcome is closely dependent on the ability of the microbiota to suppress or boost the immune system’s activity.