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Meanwhile, probiotics have been considered as a potential and promising strategy to prevent and alleviate ALD. This study aimed to investigate the ameliorative effect of pre-intaking with Lactobacillus plantarum J26 (L. plantarum J26) on alcohol-induced liver inflammation, with emphasis on the underlying mechanism for alleviating ALD. The results indicated that L. plantarum J26 could reduce the abundance of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria by regulating the gut microbiota in mice with alcoholic liver injury, thereby reducing the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) content in the intestine. In addition, L. plantarum J26 could also maintain the intestinal barrier, prevent LPS from crossing the intestinal barrier to correct disorders of the gut\u2013liver axis and then inhibit the activation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated MAPK signaling pathway, reducing liver inflammation and restoring liver functions. 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