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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2026

Impact of continuous probiotic supplementation on intestinal barrier function and hepatic biomarkers in fulminant liver failure models.

Chaoyu Wu, Songmao Ouyang, Jiying Lai, Zhengbiao Xue, Caixin Song

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chaoyu WuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Songmao OuyangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Jiying LaiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Zhengbiao XueDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Caixin SongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.

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Abstract

Background: Fulminant liver failure (FLF) is characterized by sudden hepatocellular necrosis, severe systemic inflammation, and rapid progression to multiorgan failure. Increasing evidence implicates intestinal barrier dysfunction and microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) translocation as key drivers of hepatic injury through gut-liver axis dysregulation. Probiotic-mediated modulation of epithelial integrity and mucosal immunity has shown promise; however, available data in FLF settings remain limited. Objectives: This study examined whether continuous probiotic supplementation modulates intestinal epithelial barrier function, limits bacterial translocation, and reduces biochemical and histopathological indicators of hepatic damage in d-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide (GalN/LPS)-induced FLF models. Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomized into three groups: (i) healthy controls, (ii) FLF (700 mg/kg GalN + 10 µg/kg LPS, intraperitoneal), and (iii) FLF + probiotics. Animals in the probiotic group received a multistrain probiotic formulation ( Results: Probiotic supplementation markedly reduced GalN/LPS-induced intestinal hyperpermeability ( Conclusion: Continuous probiotic administration provides critical protection against FLF by fortifying epithelial tight junction integrity, suppressing gut-derived inflammatory signaling, and limiting hepatocellular damage. These findings support the utility of targeted microbiota-directed interventions as adjunctive preclinical therapeutic strategies for acute liver failure and warrant further translational evaluation.

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Intestinal Barrier FunctionIntestinal MucosaLiverLiver Failure, AcuteProbioticsAnimalsBacterial TranslocationBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalGalactosamineLipopolysaccharidesMalePermeabilityRatsRats, WistarBiomarkersGalactosamineLipopolysaccharidesbacterial translocationclaudin-1D-galactosamine/LPS modelfulminant liver failuregut–liver axishepatic biomarkersintestinal barrier functionoccludin

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