... endotoxaemia Gut permeability Since the beginning of the world and the appearance of living species, starvation caused an enormous damage to the organism so that, our biological systems evolved to increase dietary energy harvest and favor weight gain rather than weight loss. This concept substantiates...

..., the levels of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of Gram-negative bacteria, is increased in the portal and/or systemic circulation in several types of chronic liver diseases. Increased gut permeability and LPS play a role in alcoholic liver disease where alcohol impairs the gut epithelial...