Across 3 studies, all reported moderate beneficial effects on reducing alcohol-induced liver injury, but the evidence is limited to animal and cell models; no human studies were identified. No dose, duration, or form data were consistently reported.
Caveats: Evidence base is small (only 3 studies) — conclusions should be considered preliminary. Available evidence is overwhelmingly positive — clinical literature in this area is subject to publication bias (null-result studies are less likely to be published or indexed). Many of the included studies did not report statistical significance — effect may be smaller than the predominant direction suggests. All studies used animal or cell models; human trials are needed to confirm relevance.
GKLC1, GKS6, and GKM3 can be used as supplements for alleviating the development of ALD.
This review summarizes recent findings of how alcohol-induced alterations of gut microbiota and metabolome, and discusses the mechanistic link between gastrointestinal dyshomeostasis and alcoholic liver injury.
The treatment with Lactobacillus, whether as single-, or mixed-strain probiotics, was beneficial in reducing the severity of alcohol-induced liver injury likely through the increase in beneficial bacteria, and the reduction of inflammatory responses, and oxidative stress.
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains, including Levilactobacillus brevis... were evaluated in ethanol-induced HepG2 cells. Among the evaluated LAB, nine strains increased aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) levels and downregulated lipid peroxidation and liver transferase in the ethanol-induced HepG2 cells.
LGG-s pretreatment significantly inhibited the alcohol-induced intestinal permeability, endotoxemia and subsequently liver injury.
oral administration of L. brevis significantly inhibited an increase in the level of serum ALT and AST... caused by ethanol intake