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Transporters and receptors for short-chain fatty acids as the molecular link between colonic bacteria and the host

Ganapathy, Vadivel, Thangaraju, Muthusamy, Prasad, Puttur D, Martin, Pamela M, Singh, Nagendra·2013·Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Abstract

The mutually beneficial relationship between colonic bacteria and the host has been recognized but the molecular aspects of the relationship remain poorly understood. Dietary fiber is critical to this relationship. The short-chain fatty acids acetate, propionate and butyrate, generated by bacterial fermentation of dietary fiber, serve as messengers between colonic bacteria and the host. The beneficial effects of these bacterial metabolites in colon include, but are not limited to, suppression of inflammation and prevention of cancer. Recent studies have identified the plasma membrane transporter SLC5A8 and the cell-surface receptors GPR109A and GPR43 as essential for the biologic effects of short-chain fatty acids in colon. These three proteins coded by the host genome provide the molecular link between colonic bacteria and the host.

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  • Short chain fatty acid butyrate has anti-inflammatory properties thought to be owing to an epigenetic mechanism or to activation of short chain fatty acid receptors leading to anti-inflammatory effects, anti-microbial effects, and decreased intestinal barrier leakiness.

    “Moreover, SCFA butyrate has anti-inflammatory properties thought to be owing to an epigenetic mechanism or to the activation of SCFA receptors leading to anti-inflammatory effects, anti-microbial effects, and to a decreased intestinal barrier leakiness (Forsythe and Kunze, 2013;Ganapathy et al., 2013;Maslowski and Mackay, 2011;Singh et al., 2014).”

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Authors
Ganapathy, V., Thangaraju, M., Prasad, P. D., Martin, P. M., & Singh, N.
Affiliations
Augusta University (US)
Corresponding author
Ganapathy, Vadivel
Venue
Current Opinion in Pharmacology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
13
Issue
6
Pages
869-874
ISSN
1471-4892 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2081831171
Cited by
290
References
43
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FWCI
1.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
Keywords
short-chain fatty acids, colonic bacteria, gut microbiota, host-microbe communication, dietary fiber, SLC5A8, GPR109A, GPR43, butyrate, acetate, propionate, inflammation reduction, colorectal cancer prevention, bacterial fermentation
MeSH terms
Animals, Bacteria, Colon, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Humans, Receptors, Cell Surface, Membrane Transport Proteins

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