Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (6): 867-870.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.06.025

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Effects of probiotics on intestinal barrier function of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated by spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Liu Yuling, Zhen Zengguo, Wang Huijuan, et al   

  1. Second Department of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Disease Hospital, Xinxiang 453000,Henan Province, China
  • Received:2020-11-05 Published:2021-11-15

Abstract: Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of probiotics on intestinal barrier function of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Methods 120 LC patients with SBP were admitted to our hospital between January 2018 and January 2020,and were randomly divided into control (n=60) and observation group (n=60). The patients in the control were given conventional supporting treatment and antimicrobial therapy, and those in thecombination were treated with enteric solution of triple viable bifidobacterium capsule for 14 days. Serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C - reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), soluble myeloid cells trigger receptor 1 (sTREM - 1), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP 1), D - lactic acid (D-Lac), diamine oxidase (DAO), lipopolysaccharide (LPS), closed tight junction protein (occludin) and small atresia with protein 1 (ZO - 1) were detected. Results At the end of 14 day treatment, the total effective rate in the observation group was 90.0%, significantly higher than 73.3% in the control group (P<0.05); serum TNF-α, CRP, PCT, STREm-1 and McP-1 levels in the observation group were (28.1±5.0) ng/L, (14.0±2.6) mg/L, (1.1±0.2) g/L, (74.1±10.2) ng/L and (150.5±20.5) ng/L, all significantly lower than [(39.1±6.2) ng/L, (19.6±2.9) mg/L, (1.9±0.2) g/L, (114.2±12.9) ng/L and (204.1±26.5) ng/L, respectively,P<0.05] in the control; serum D-Lac, DAO, LPS, occludin and ZO-1 levels in the observation group were (4.6±0.6) mg/L, (2.7±0.4)κU/L, (0.5±0.1)κEU/ L,(0.5±0.1) and (0.4±0.1), all significantly lower than [(8.6±0.9) mg/L, (3.9±0.5) κU/L, (0.7±0.1))ΚEU/L, (0.8±0.1) and (0.8±0.2), respectively, P<0.05] in the control. Conclusion The application of probiotic preparations has a definite clinical efficacy in the treatment of LC patients with SBP, which could effectively inhibit the secretion of inflammatory factors and improve the intestinal barrier functions.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, Probiotics, Intestinal barrier functions, Therapy