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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Role of intestinal SCFAs homeostasis in the hepatoprotective effect of Clostridium butyricum in T2DM.

Meng Yan, Dandan Pan, Libang Chen, Jiale Pang, Yuting Shao, Qian Cheng, Ying Liu, Zeyuan Yin, Zhenzhou Jiang, Pian Sha and 6 more

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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16 authors.

Meng Yan *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Dandan Pan *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Libang Chen *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Jiale PangDepartment of Pharmacy, Jintan Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Changzhou, 213200, China.
Yuting ShaoJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Qian ChengJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Ying LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Zeyuan YinDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Zhenzhou JiangNew Drug Screening Center, Jiangsu Center for Pharmacodynamics Research and Evaluation, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
Pian ShaDepartment of Pharmacy, The affiliated hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221006, China.
Yuqian HuangJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Yilin FanDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Sitong QianJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China.
Tao WangJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China. wangtao@xzhmu.edu.cn.
Qian LuJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China. luqian@xzhmu.edu.cn.
Tingting YangJiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China. tty@xzhmu.edu.cn.

Funding

China Health & Medical Development Foundation XYFY202407120875National Natural Science Foundation of China 81903689, 81903683, 82073906, 82473983Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20241957Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20241958Postgraduate Research Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX25_3256Postgraduate Research Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province No. KYCX21-2733Postgraduate Research Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province SJCX25_1546Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions PAPDThe initializing Fund of Xuzhou Medical University D2018011Xuzhou Pengcheng Talents-Young Medical Reserve Talents XWRCHT20220034
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probiotic supplementation was a novel therapeutic approach for treating metabolic related diseases via "gut-liver" axis. However, the effect of Clostridium butyricum (CB) supplementation on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-associated steatohepatitis was unknown. This study revealed that CB alleviated liver damage and hepatitis in 18 weeks-old db/db mice. Targeted metabolomics analysis showed that the dysregulated short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) metabolism homeostasis was regained by CB in the colon content of db/db mice, especially butyric acid. Treatment with sodium butyrate (NaB) significantly attenuated steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis of db/db mice, and high glucose (HG) and free fatty acid (FFA) co-treated HepG2 cells. In-depth mechanism research suggested that the hepatoprotective effects of CB on T2DM was associated with the suppression of IκB-α/β-arrestin2/NF-κB signaling pathway via intestinal butyrate-medicated hepatic Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5). Overall, our results demonstrated a potential novel mechanism for CB as effective nutritional intervention for T2DM-related steatohepatitis via "gut-liver" axis.

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Clostridium butyricumDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fatty Acids, VolatileFatty LiverLiverProbioticsAnimalsButyric AcidGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHep G2 CellsHomeostasisHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledButyric AcidFatty Acids, VolatileReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID41219207
PMCPMC12606137

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