Role of Butyrate, a Gut Microbiota Derived Metabolite, in Cardiovascular Diseases: A comprehensive narrative review

• Main Authors: Parichehr Amiri (Author), Seyed Ahmad Hosseini (Author), Samad Ghaffari (Author), Helda Tutunchi (Author), Shamsi Ghaffari (Author), Erfan Mosharkesh (Author), Samira Asghari (Author), Neda Roshanravan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major causes of death worldwide. Recently, new roles for intestinal microbiota in pathology and treatment of CVD have been proposed. Butyrate, a bacterial metabolite, is synthesized in the gut and performs most of its functions in there. However, researchers have di...