The Claim

In adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, plasma endotoxin levels are strongly correlated with hepatic TLR4 mRNA expression.

Source: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in humans is associated with increased plasma endotoxin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 concentrations and with fructose intake.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, higher levels of endotoxin in the blood are associated with higher levels of TLR4 messenger RNA in the liver.

See the scientific wording

In adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, plasma endotoxin levels are strongly correlated with hepatic TLR4 mRNA expression, suggesting a potential link between gut-derived bacterial products and liver inflammatory signaling.

Why this might work

Bacteria in the gut produce a toxin that leaks into the bloodstream due to a leaky intestine. This toxin travels to the liver and binds to a specific receptor on liver cells, turning on inflammation genes inside those cells.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in humans is associated with increased plasma endotoxin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 concentrations and with fructose intake.

    In people with fatty liver disease, this study found that higher levels of bacterial toxins in the blood go hand-in-hand with higher activity of a liver gene (TLR4) that triggers inflammation — suggesting gut bacteria may be helping the liver get inflamed.

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