TO THE EDITOR We read with great interest the article by Ding LA and Li JS, which aimed to review the current knowledge on the physiology of normal intestinal barrier function and highlight the role of intestinal failure after various injurious insults in the development of septic complications or multiple organ TO THE EDITOR We read with great interest the article by Ding LA and Li JS, which aimed to review the current knowledge on the physiology of normal intestinal barrier function and highlight the role of intestinal failure after various injurious insults in the development of septic complications or multiple organ