Fecal short chain fatty acids in children living on farms and a link between valeric acid and protection from eczema

Abstract Children growing up on farms have low rates of allergy, but the mechanism for this protective effect has not been fully elucidated. Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by the gut microbiota may play a role in protection from allergy. We measured fecal SCFA levels in samples collected f...

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Main Authors: Monica Gio-Batta, Fei Sjöberg, Karin Jonsson, Malin Barman, Anna-Carin Lundell, Ingegerd Adlerberth, Bill Hesselmar, Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Agnes E. Wold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79737-6