Sodium butyrate alleviates R97-116 peptide-induced myasthenia gravis in mice by improving the gut microbiota and modulating immune response

• Main Authors: Jing Sun (Author), Juanjuan Chen (Author), Qinfang Xie (Author), Mengjiao Sun (Author), Wenjing Zhang (Author), Hongxia Wang (Author), Ning Liu (Author), Qi Wang (Author), Manxia Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Fermented butyrate exhibits an anti-inflammatory response to maintain immune homeostasis within the gut. However, the effect and underlying mechanism of butyrate on myasthenia gravis (MG) remain unclear. The changes in the gut microbiota and fecal contents of SCFAs in MG patients were exami...