Supplements containing butyrate have become significantly more popular over recent years because of the potential health benefits they offer. Butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid, is created by gut ...
As butyrate enemas may be beneficial in treating colonic inflammation, we investigated if butyrate promotes this effect by acting on proinflammatory cytokine expression. METHODS Intestinal biopsy ...
One short chain fatty acid (SCFA), butyrate, is the colon’s main energy source and inhibits malignant transformation in vitro. Aim—To test the hypothesis that altering colonic transit rate alters ...