Short chain fatty acids and its producing organisms: An overlooked therapy for IBD?

Short chain fatty acids and its producing organisms: An overlooked therapy for IBD?

The gut microbiome and the intestinal immune system are driving contributors to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Both have an important signalling factor in common: short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs (acetate, propionate and butyrate) are produced by bacterial fermentation in the gut and exert...

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Main Authors: Sara Deleu, Kathleen Machiels, Jeroen Raes, Kristin Verbeke, Séverine Vermeire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Short chain fatty acids
Inflammatory bowel disease
Acetate
propionate
Butyrate
Gut
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396421000864

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