The diet-microbiota-metabolite axis regulates the host physiology

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-10

  Yamada, Takahiro ^a   Takahashi, Daisuke ^a   Hase, Koji ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commensal microbiota; Diet; Epithelial barrier; Immune system; Short chain fatty acid

Indexed keywords

SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DIET; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INTESTINES;

EID: 85011308831     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvw022     Document Type: Review

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