Hepatic uptake of rectally administered butyrate prevents an increase in systemic butyrate concentrations in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2019-2024

  van der Beek, Christina M ^a,b   Bloemen, Johanne G ^a,b   van den Broek, Maartje A ^a   Lenaerts, Kaatje ^a,b   Venema, Koen ^b,c   Buurman, Wim A ^a   Dejong, Cornelis H ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^c Beneficial Microbes Consultancy ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Gut release; Interorgan metabolism; Liver metabolism; Prebiotics; Short chain fatty acids; Splanchnic organs

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; ENEMA; PLACEBO; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABSORPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTESTINE; LIVER; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BLOOD; BODY MASS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PORTAL VEIN;

ACETATES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BUTYRATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PREBIOTICS; PROPIONATES;

EID: 84941066042     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.211193     Document Type: Article

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