Gut microbiota and short chain fatty acids: implications in glucose homeostasis

P Portincasa, L Bonfrate, M Vacca… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gut microbiota encompasses a wide variety of commensal microorganisms consisting of
trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This microbial population coexists in symbiosis with …

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key actors in inflammatory bowel disease

A Lavelle, H Sokol - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020 - nature.com
A key role of the gut microbiota in the establishment and maintenance of health, as well as in
the pathogenesis of disease, has been identified over the past two decades. One of the …

Gut microbiota and cardiovascular disease

M Witkowski, TL Weeks, SL Hazen - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Fecal microbial community changes are associated with numerous disease states, including
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, such data are merely associative. A causal …

The controversial role of human gut lachnospiraceae

M Vacca, G Celano, FM Calabrese, P Portincasa… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The complex polymicrobial composition of human gut microbiota plays a key role in health
and disease. Lachnospiraceae belong to the core of gut microbiota, colonizing the intestinal …

Formation of propionate and butyrate by the human colonic microbiota

P Louis, HJ Flint - Environmental microbiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The human gut microbiota ferments dietary non‐digestible carbohydrates into short‐chain
fatty acids (SCFA). These microbial products are utilized by the host and propionate and …

Diet–microbiota interactions as moderators of human metabolism

JL Sonnenburg, F Bäckhed - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
It is widely accepted that obesity and associated metabolic diseases, including type 2
diabetes, are intimately linked to diet. However, the gut microbiota has also become a focus …

Short-chain fatty-acid-producing bacteria: key components of the human gut microbiota

W Fusco, MB Lorenzo, M Cintoni, S Porcari… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) play a key role in health and disease, as they regulate gut
homeostasis and their deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of several disorders …

Dietary fibre modulates the gut microbiota

P Cronin, SA Joyce, PW O'Toole, EM O'Connor - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dietary fibre has long been established as a nutritionally important, health-promoting food
ingredient. Modern dietary practices have seen a significant reduction in fibre consumption …

Dietary fiber and prebiotics and the gastrointestinal microbiota

HD Holscher - Gut microbes, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The gastrointestinal microbiota has an important role in human health, and there is
increasing interest in utilizing dietary approaches to modulate the composition and …

Intestinal short chain fatty acids and their link with diet and human health

D Ríos-Covián, P Ruas-Madiedo, A Margolles… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The colon is inhabited by a dense population of microorganisms, the so-called “gut
microbiota,” able to ferment carbohydrates and proteins that escape absorption in the small …