The effect of oral butyrate on colonic short-chain fatty acid transporters and receptors depends on microbial status

• Main Authors: Karla Vagnerová (Author), Tomáš Hudcovic (Author), Martin Vodička (Author), Peter Ergang (Author), Petra Klusoňová (Author), Petra Petr Hermanová (Author), Dagmar Šrůtková (Author), Jiří Pácha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Butyrate, a metabolite produced by gut bacteria, has demonstrated beneficial effects in the colon and has been used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the mechanism by which butyrate operates remains incompletely understood. Given that oral butyrate can exert either a direct impact on th...