Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by fat accumulation in hepatocytes (hepatic steatosis) in the absence of alcohol intake (ROCHA et al., 2007). The gut-liver axis is one way by which bacteria and their potential hepatotoxic products reach the liver. These compounds can be classified as pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The PAMPS in the innate immune s…