Acetate correlates with disability and immune response in multiple sclerosis

Background Gut microbiota has been related to multiple sclerosis (MS) etiopathogenesis. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are compounds derived from microbial metabolism that have a role in gut-brain axis. Objectives To analyse SCFA levels in plasma of MS patients and healthy donors (HD), and the possi...

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Main Authors: Silvia Pérez-Pérez, María Inmaculada Domínguez-Mozo, Aitana Alonso-Gómez, Silvia Medina, Noelia Villarrubia, Jose Ignacio Fernández-Velasco, María Ángel García-Martínez, Estefanía García-Calvo, Héctor Estévez, Lucienne Costa-Frossard, Jose C. Alvarez-Cermeño, Jose L. Luque-Garcia, Rafael Arroyo, Luisa M. Villar, Roberto Alvarez-Lafuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10220.pdf