Butyrate and the Intestinal Epithelium: Modulation of Proliferation and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease
The microbial metabolite butyrate serves as a link between the intestinal microbiome and epithelium. The monocarboxylate transporters MCT1 and SMCT1 are the predominant means of butyrate transport from the intestinal lumen to epithelial cytoplasm, where the molecule undergoes rapid β-oxidation to ge...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Cells |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1775 |