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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

The Role of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Body Health.

Yuhang Du, Changhao He, Yongcheng An, Yan Huang, Huilin Zhang, Wanxin Fu, Menglu Wang, Ziyi Shan, Jiamei Xie, Yang Yang and 1 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 212 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

212 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yuhang DuDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Changhao HeDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Yongcheng AnDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Yan HuangCollege of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Huilin ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Wanxin FuCollege of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Menglu WangDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Ziyi ShanCollege of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Jiamei XieDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Yang YangDepartment of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
Baosheng ZhaoBeijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 8227142742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), mainly including acetate, propionate and butyrate, are produced by intestinal bacteria during the fermentation of partially digested and indigestible polysaccharides. SCFAs play an important role in regulating intestinal energy metabolism and maintaining the homeostasis of the intestinal environment and also play an important regulatory role in organs and tissues outside the gut. In recent years, many studies have shown that SCFAs can regulate inflammation and affect host health, and two main signaling mechanisms have also been identified: the activation of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and inhibition of histone deacetylase (HDAC). In addition, a growing body of evidence highlights the importance of every SCFA in influencing health maintenance and disease development. In this review, we summarized the recent advances concerning the biological properties of SCFAs and their signaling pathways in inflammation and body health. Hopefully, it can provide a systematic theoretical basis for the nutritional prevention and treatment of human diseases.

Indexed as

Fatty Acids, VolatileInflammationAnimalsEnergy MetabolismGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionFatty Acids, VolatileReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledgut microbiotainflammationmetabolic diseaseshort chain fatty acidssignaling pathways

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PMID39000498
PMCPMC11242198

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