Therapeutic Strategy Details

Strategy ID: S06
Strategy: Regulating intestinal flora
Other Terms: intestine gut microbiota; gut microbiota
Related Targets: farnesoid X receptor (FXR); fibroblast growth factor-19 (FGF19)
Related Drugs: Probiotics; Prebiotics; Rifaximin; Yaq-001; Cilofexor; EDP-305; EYP001a; INT-767
Mechanism: An altered microbiome (“dysbiosis”) may contribute to liver damage. Human studies document a fecal microbiome signature characterized by increased Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes along with a decrease in Firmicutes in patients with obesity and NASH.
Reference (PMIDs): 15942443; 28257306; 28774887

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