Relationship between periodontal disease and butyric acid produced by periodontopathic bacteria

• Main Authors: Michihiro Shirasugi (Author), Maki Nakagawa (Author), Keisuke Nishioka (Author), Toshiro Yamamoto (Author), Takaaki Nakaya (Author), Narisato Kanamura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Periodontopathic bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis produce a large amount of butyric acid as a metabolite. Though butyric acid has been reported to have an anti-inflammatory effect on inflammatory diseases in the gastrointestinal tract, it has been suggested to contribute...