Gut microbes associated with functional cure of chronic hepatitis B
Our findings suggest that butyrate-producing bacteria contribute to FC in HBeAg-negative patients with chronic hepatitis B through butyrate-mediated inhibition of HBV production.
Authors
- Takanobu Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1620-1360)
- Takashi Honda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8951-0952)
- Sachiyo Yoshio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7860-6916)
- Shinya Yokoyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-8828)
- Yosuke Inukai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-9061)
- Asuka Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4578-3630)
- Mitsuhiro Fujishiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-1140)
- Hiroki Kawashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1223-8756)
- Kenta Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-2469)
- Yoji Ishizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-5201)
- Hisanori Muto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-2494)
- Masatoshi Ishigami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0938-631X)
- Tetsuya Ishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-4948)
- Norihiro Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-3245)
- Takanori Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2594-0854)
- Asako Murayama
Institutions
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hepatology International
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-025-10776-9
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.25
Funders
- Nagoya University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Moonshot Research and Development Program