We read with interest the letter by P Dey regarding our article which addresses the role of microbiome in driving intestinal inflammation, barrier disruption and bacterial translocation in CCl4 -cirrhosis (1). P Dey claims that dysbiosis and inflammation in this model can be attributed, rather than to cirrhosis, to the effects of CCl4 on the gut microbiome, and that the resultant dysbiosis becomes the major driver of CCl4 -liver damage. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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