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Non-estrogenic Xanthohumol Derivatives Mitigate Insulin Resistance and Cognitive Impairment in High-Fat Diet-induced Obese Mice

Miranda, C. L., Johnson, L. A., de Montgolfier, O., Elias, V. D., Ullrich, L. S., Hay, J. J., Paraiso, I. L., Choi, J., Reed, R. L., Revel, J. S., et al. (2018) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18992-6 · Cited by 75

Geniposide and Chlorogenic Acid Combination Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis Involving the Protection on the Gut Barrier Function in Mouse Induced by High-Fat Diet

Peng, J., Leng, J., Tian, H., Yang, T., Fang, Y., Feng, Q., Zhao, Y., & Hu, Y. (2018) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2018.01399 · Cited by 75

Dietary Fiber from Oat and Rye Brans Ameliorate Western Diet–Induced Body Weight Gain and Hepatic Inflammation by the Modulation of Short‐Chain Fatty Acids, Bile Acids, and Tryptophan Metabolism

Kundi, Z. M., Lee, J. C., Pihlajamäki, J., Chan, C. B., Leung, K. S., So, S. S. Y., Nordlund, E., Kolehmainen, M., & El-Nezami, H. S. (2020) · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · doi:10.1002/mnfr.201900580 · Cited by 77

High-Fat Diet Alters the Intestinal Microbiota in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Mice

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Fecal Transplantation from db/db Mice Treated with Sodium Butyrate Attenuates Ischemic Stroke Injury

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Gut Microbiota, Glucose, Lipid, and Water-Electrolyte Metabolism in Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Pan, X., Kaminga, A. C., Liu, A., Wen, S. W., Luo, M., & Luo, J. (2021) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2021.683743 · Cited by 68

The effect of increasing intestinal short‐chain fatty acid concentration on gut permeability and liver injury in the context of liver disease: A systematic review

Pohl, K., Moodley, P., & Dhanda, A. (2022) · Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · doi:10.1111/jgh.15899 · Cited by 70

Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and modulation of host-derived peptides formation: Focused on host defense peptides

Liu, T., Sun, Z., Yang, Z., & Qiao, X. (2023) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114586 · Cited by 69

The Role of Fatty Acids in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Progression: An Update

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Sodium butyrate supplementation in high-soybean meal diets for juvenile rice field eel (Monopterus albus): Effects on growth, immune response and intestinal health

Zhang, J., Zhong, L., Chi, S., Chu, W., Liu, Y., & Hu, Y. (2020) · Aquaculture · doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.734952 · Cited by 66

Connecting the Dots Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Metabolic Syndrome: A Focus on Gut-Derived Metabolites

Verdugo‐Meza, A., Ye, J., Dadlani, H., Ghosh, S., & Gibson, D. L. (2020) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu12051434 · Cited by 69

Role of Dietary Lipids in Modulating Inflammation through the Gut Microbiota

Wisniewski, P. J., Dowden, R. A., & Campbell, S. C. (2019) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu11010117 · Cited by 66

Understanding Dietary Intervention-Mediated Epigenetic Modifications in Metabolic Diseases

Asif, S., Morrow, N. M., Mulvihill, E. E., & Kim, K.-H. (2020) · Frontiers in Genetics · doi:10.3389/fgene.2020.590369 · Cited by 69

The Effects of Erchen Decoction on Gut Microbiota and Lipid Metabolism Disorders in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats

Zhao, T., Zhan, L., Zhou, W., Chen, W., Luo, J., Zhang, L., Weng, Z., Zhao, C., & Liu, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Pharmacology · doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.647529 · Cited by 61

Butyrate protects against MRSA pneumonia via regulating gut-lung microbiota and alveolar macrophage M2 polarization

Zhao, Y., Sun, H., Chen, Y., Niu, Q., Dong, Y., Li, M., Yuan, Y., Yang, X., & Sun, Q. (2023) · mBio · doi:10.1128/mbio.01987-23 · Cited by 62

Self-assembling polymer-based short chain fatty acid prodrugs ameliorate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis

Shashni, B., Tajika, Y., Ikeda, Y., Nishikawa, Y., & Nagasaki, Y. (2023) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122047 · Cited by 59

Sodium Alginate Prevents Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Modulating the Gut–Liver Axis in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats

Zhao, H., Gao, X., Liu, Z., Zhang, L., Fang, X., Sun, J., Zhang, Z., & Sun, Y. (2022) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14224846 · Cited by 58

Protective effect of sodium butyrate on intestinal barrier damage and uric acid reduction in hyperuricemia mice

Li, Y., Li, H., Wang, R., Yu, Y., Liu, X., & Tian, Z. (2023) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114568 · Cited by 65

The Role of Intestinal Flora in the Regulation of Bone Homeostasis

Li, C., Pi, G., & Li, F. (2021) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2021.579323 · Cited by 59

Structural Modification of Natural Product Ganomycin I Leading to Discovery of a α-Glucosidase and HMG-CoA Reductase Dual Inhibitor Improving Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction in Vivo

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases: from role of gut microbiota to microbial-based therapies

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The Gut Microbial Endocrine Organ in Type 2 Diabetes

Massey, W. J., & Brown, J. M. (2020) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/endocr/bqaa235 · Cited by 61

Sodium butyrate ameliorates non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease by upregulating miR‐150 to suppress CXCR4 expression

Zhang, N., Qu, Y., & Qin, B. (2021) · Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology · doi:10.1111/1440-1681.13497 · Cited by 21

Oral Supplementation of Sodium Butyrate Attenuates the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Baumann, A., Jin, C. J., Brandt, A., Sellmann, C., Nier, A., Burkard, M., Venturelli, S., & Bergheim, I. (2020) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu12040951 · Cited by 51

Efficacy of sodium butyrate in improving nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta-analysis of preclinical studies

Xu, H., Wang, X., Song, S., & Zhang, L. (2025) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000042101 · Cited by 6

Sodium butyrate alleviates fructose-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by remodeling gut microbiota to promote γ -amino butyric acid production

Chen, Q., Wu, L., Zhang, A., Wu, C., Cai, L., Xiao, Y., & Ni, Y. (2023) · Food Science and Human Wellness · doi:10.26599/fshw.2022.9250082 · Cited by 17

Amelioration of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by sodium butyrate is linked to the modulation of intestinal tight junctions in db/db mice

Yang, T., Yang, H., Cai, H., Wang, H., Chen, S., Hu, Y., Jiang, Z., Yu, Q., Wang, Z., Qian, S., et al. (2020) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/d0fo01954b · Cited by 65