Journal
PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages 350-353Publisher
TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD
DOI: 10.5114/pg.2013.39917
Keywords
butyric acid; sodium butyrate; irritable bowel syndrome
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Butyric acid (butanoic acid) belongs to a group of short-chain fatty acids and is thought to play several beneficial roles in the gastrointestinal tract. Butyric anion is easily absorbed by enteric cells and used as a main source of energy. Moreover, butyric acid is an important regulator of colonocyte proliferation and apoptosis, gastrointestinal tract motility and bacterial microflora composition in addition to its involvement in many other processes including immunoregulation and anti-inflammatory activity. The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the most commonly diagnosed functional gastrointestinal condition, is complex, and its precise mechanisms are still unclear. This article describes the potential benefits of butyric acid in IBS.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available