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Formation of short chain fatty acids by the gut microbiota and their impact on human metabolism

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Morrison, Douglas J., Preston, Tom·2016·Gut Microbes

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The formation of SCFA is the result of a complex interplay between diet and the gut microbiota within the gut lumen environment. The discovery of receptors, across a range of cell and tissue types for which short chain fatty acids SCFA appear to be the natural ligands, has led to increased interest in SCFA as signaling molecules between the gut microbiota and the host. SCFA represent the major carbon flux from the diet through the gut microbiota to the host and evidence is emerging for a regulatory role of SCFA in local, intermediary and peripheral metabolism. However, a lack of well-designed and controlled human studies has hampered our understanding of the significance of SCFA in human metabolic health. This review aims to pull together recent findings on the role of SCFA in human metabolism to highlight the multi-faceted role of SCFA on different metabolic systems.

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Authors
Morrison, D. J., & Preston, T.
Affiliations
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (GB)
Corresponding author
Morrison, Douglas J.
Venue
Gut Microbes
Published
2016-03-10
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
189-200
ISSN
  • 1949-0976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1949-0984
OpenAlex
W2236332835
Cited by
3,781
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 418 · 2025: 582 · 2024: 569 · 2023: 445 · 2022: 530 · 2021: 426 · 2020: 378 · 2019: 225 · 2018: 144 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 12
FWCI
13.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gut Microbes (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0513-10029)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/L025418/1, BB/L004259/1, BB/M028070/1, BB/H004971/1, BB/H004815/1, BB/N016947/1, BB/H532091/1)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
Keywords
short-chain fatty acids, gut microbiota, human metabolism, diet, gut-liver axis, intermediary metabolism, peripheral metabolism, metabolic health, host-microbe signaling
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Humans, Gastrointestinal Tract, Microbiota

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