(2021) showed a declining trend in Firmicutes in patients with NAFLD, while Bacteroidetes showed an increasing trend ( Supplementary Figure S4 ).
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The role of gut microbiota in the occurrence and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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(2021) showed a trend toward an increased abundance of Firmicutes and a decreased abundance of Bacteroidetes in patients with NAFLD; however, the results from the studies by Zhang Y. et al.
In the European and American cohort studies, we observed a trend toward an increased abundance of Firmicutes and a decreased abundance of Bacteroidetes in patients with NAFLD, but the differences did not reach statistical significance.