Alterations in the gut microbiome after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients with hepatitis B virus-related portal hypertension

Figure 6 Comparison of the gut microbiota between the hepatic encephalopathy and non-hepatic encephalopathy groups (at the genus level) before and after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement. A: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) group and non-HE group before transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS); B: HE group before and after TIPS; C: Non-HE group before and after TIPS; D: HE group and non-HE group after TIPS. ^aP < 0.001, ^bP < 0.01, ^cP < 0.05. HE: Hepatic encephalopathy.