Butyrate suppresses demyelination and enhances remyelination

Abstract Background The association of gut microbiota and diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), including multiple sclerosis (MS), has attracted much attention. Although a previous analysis of MS gut microbiota revealed a reduction in species producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the in...

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Main Authors: Tong Chen, Daisuke Noto, Yasunobu Hoshino, Miho Mizuno, Sachiko Miyake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1552-y