Butyrate and the Fine-Tuning of Colonic Homeostasis: Implication for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Butyrate and the Fine-Tuning of Colonic Homeostasis: Implication for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

This review describes current evidence supporting butyrate impact in the homeostatic regulation of the digestive ecosystem in health and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Butyrate is mainly produced by bacteria from the Firmicutes phylum. It stimulates mature colonocytes and inhibits undifferentia...

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Main Authors: Naschla Gasaly, Marcela A. Hermoso, Martín Gotteland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
butyrate-producing bacteria
mitochondrial function
gut microbiota
stem cells
paradoxical effect
oxygen gradient
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/6/3061

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