Abstract: Objective To observe the changes of intestinal flora in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) and the effects of bifidobacterium triple viable capsules on intestinal flora, liver function,
blood lipid and insulin resistance. Methods Total of 60 patients who were diagnosed as NAFLD from January
2015 to October 2015 in our hospital were randomly selected and the fecal samples were collected. Total of
40 healthy controls were randomly selected. The changes of intestinal flora in feces between the two groups
were compared. Patients with NAFLD were randomly divided into two subgroups (group A and group B),
30 cases in each group. Patients in group A were treated with polyene phosphatidyl choline orally, 456 mg/time, 3 times
daily for 30 days; patients in group B were treated with polyene phosphatidyl choline capsules orally, 456 mg/time,
3 times daily and bifidobacterium triple viable capsules 420 mg/time, 3 times daily for 30 days. Changes of
intestinal flora in the feces, serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 6 (IL-6), plasma endotoxin,
alanine transfer enzymes (ALT), aspartate amino transfer (AST), total bilirubin (TBil), total cholesterol (TC)
and triglyceride (TG) were compared before and after treatment. Homeostasis model was used to assess the
insulin resistance and the correlation between intestinal flora and plasma endotoxin level was analyzed. Results
Before treatment, compared with healthy controls, the number of bifidobacteria and lactobacillus in patients
with NAFLD decreased significantly (t = -2.320, -2.875; P = 0.022, 0.002), and the number of staphylococcus
and intestinal bacteria increased significantly (t = 4.352, 3.435; P = 0.000, 0.001), there were no significant
changes in the numbers of enterococcus and bacteroides (t = 0.834, 1.459; P = 0.401, 0.173). After treatment,
the numbers of bifidobacteria and lactobacillus increased both in group A and group B, and the differences were
statistically significant (t = 2.455, 2.526; P = 0.027, 0.018), the number of staphylococcus and intestinal bacteria
in group B decreased significantly than those in group A (t = -2.049, -2.758; P = 0.041, 0.009). Before treatment,
the levels of plasma endotoxin, TNF-α, IL-6 and HOMA-IR in patients with NAFLD were significantly higher
than those of healthy controls (t = 2.783, 3.174, 6.173, 6.730; P = 0.006, 0.002, 0.000, 0.000). After treatment,
compared with group A, the levels of endotoxin, TNF-α, IL-6, HOMA-IR, ALT, AST, TBil and TG decreased
significantly in group B (t = -2.452, -3.038, -3.398, -3.276, -2.473, -2.748, -2.474, -2.536; P = 0.023, 0.0050 0.002,
0.004, 0.018, 0.017, 0.019, 0.017). Correlation analysis between intestinal flora and plasma endotoxin showed
that the aerobic bacteria was positively correlated with the level of serum endotoxin and the anaerobic bacteria
was negatively correlated with the level of serum endotoxin. Conclusions The composition of intestinal flora
changes in patients with NAFLD, which indicates that the intestinal flora probably participate in the occurrence
and development of NAFLD. The bifidobacteria triple viable bacteria adjuvant treatment can significantly
improve the intestinal flora imbalance and liver function, which can also reduce the intestinal source of
endotoxin and has a certain treatment value in patients with NAFLD.
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