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Butyrate's (a short-chain fatty acid) microbial synthesis, absorption, and preveButyrate, a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced by bacterial fermentation of fiber in the colon, is a source of energy for colonocytes. Butyrate is [...]
March 15, 2024
Short-chain fatty acids: microbial metabolites that alleviate stress-induced braKey points: Chronic (psychosocial) stress changes gut microbiota composition, as well as inducing behavioural and physiological deficits. The microbial [...]
March 15, 2024
Short-Chain Fatty Acid Receptors and Blood Pressure Regulation: Council on HyperThe gut microbiome influences host physiology and pathophysiology through several pathways, one of which is microbial production of chemical metabolites [...]
March 15, 2024
Gut Microbiota-Derived Short Chain Fatty Acids Induce Circadian Clock EntrainmenMicrobiota-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and organic acids produced by the fermentation of non-digestible fibre can communicate from the [...]
March 15, 2024
The role of short-chain fatty acids in health and disease.There is now an abundance of evidence to show that short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) play an important role in the maintenance of health and the development [...]
March 15, 2024
Short- and medium-chain fatty acids in energy metabolism: the cellular perspectiShort- and medium-chain fatty acids (SCFAs and MCFAs), independently of their cellular signaling functions, are important substrates of the energy [...]
March 15, 2024
Short-chain fatty acids suppress food intake by activating vagal afferent neuronFermentable carbohydrates including dietary fibers and resistant starch produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including acetate, propionate and [...]
March 15, 2024
The Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids From Gut Microbiota in Gut-Brain CommunicatiA substantial body of evidence supports that the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the regulation of metabolic, endocrine and immune functions. In [...]
March 15, 2024
The neuropharmacology of butyrate: The bread and butter of the microbiota-gut-brSeveral lines of evidence suggest that brain function and behaviour are influenced by microbial metabolites. Key products of the microbiota are [...]