The Effects of Gum Acacia on the Composition of the Gut Microbiome and Plasma Levels of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in a Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Main Authors: Maha Al-Asmakh (Author), Muhammad Umar Sohail (Author), Ola Al-Jamal (Author), Banan Mosaad Shoair (Author), Asmaa Yousef Al-Baniali (Author), Salma Bouabidi (Author), Shahd Nasr (Author), Hiba Bawadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be fatal for its victims and is an important long-term public health problem. The complicated medical procedures and diet restrictions to which patients with CKD are subjected alter the gut microbiome in an adverse manner, favoring over-accumulation of proteolytic ba...