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Coated sodium butyrate ameliorates high-energy and low-protein diet induced hepatic dysfunction via modulating mitochondrial dynamics, autophagy and apoptosis in laying hens

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Sodium butyrate ameliorated diabetic nephropathy-associated tubulointerstitial inflammation by modulating the tight junctions of renal tubular epithelial cells

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Effects of coated sodium butyrate on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology, and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens

Hou, J., Lu, L., Lian, L., Tian, Y., Zeng, T., Ma, Y., Li, S., Chen, L., Xu, W., Gu, T., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1368736 · Cited by 11

Daily Intake of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) Roots Reduces the Progression of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver in Rats Fed a High Fructose Diet

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Metabolic effects of milk fatty acids: A literature review

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KMP01D Demonstrates Beneficial Anti-inflammatory Effects on Immune Cells: An ex vivo Preclinical Study of Patients With Colorectal Cancer

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Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome Show Altered Fecal Lipidomic Profiles with No Signs of Intestinal Inflammation or Increased Intestinal Permeability

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Effects of Combined Prebiotic, Probiotic, IgG and Amino Acid Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome Of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Alcohol‐Related Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Interventions

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Fecal short chain fatty acids modify therapeutic effects of sleeve gastrectomy

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Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Is Associated with Disease Severity in MASLD but Its Supplementation Does Not Improve Diet-Induced Steatohepatitis in Mice

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Gut Microbiota‐Derived Butyric Acid Alleviates Glucocorticoid‐Associated Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head via Modulating Inflammatory Cytokines in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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The endocannabinoidome–gut microbiome–brain axis as a novel therapeutic target for autism spectrum disorder

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Serotonin Transporter (SERT) Expression Modulates the Composition of the Western-Diet-Induced Microbiota in Aged Female Mice

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A beverage containing ora-pro-nobis flour improves intestinal health, weight, and body composition: A double-blind randomized prospective study

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Food and Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Jeong, M. K., Min, B. H., Choi, Y. R., Hyun, J. Y., Park, H., Eom, J. A., Won, S. M., Jeong, J., Oh, K., Gupta, H., et al. (2022) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods11172703 · Cited by 12

Intestinal dysbiosis: definition, clinical implications, and proposed treatment protocol (Perrotta Protocol for Clinical Management of Intestinal Dysbiosis, PID) for the management and resolution of persistent or chronic dysbiosis

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Microbiome-metabolome reveals that the Suxiao Jiuxin pill attenuates acute myocardial infarction associated with fatty acid metabolism

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Isoleucine‐restricted diets improve high‐fat diet‐induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via regulating insulin resistance and gut microbiota

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Pomegranate flower polysaccharide improves mastitis in mice by regulating intestinal flora and restoring the blood-milk barrier

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Unlocking the potential: How acupuncture reshapes the liver-centered lipid metabolism pattern to fight obesity

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Multiple omics reveal link between the microbiota-gut-brain axis and intracranial aneurysm rupture

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In vitro dynamics of rumen microbiota and fermentation profiles with Antler growth of Sika deer

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LKB1 activated by NaB inhibits the IL-4/STAT6 axis and ameliorates renal fibrosis through the suppression of M2 macrophage polarization

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Sodium butyrate ameliorates liver fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis rats via miR-155-5p/SOCS1/PDGF signaling pathway

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The gut microbiota in high-altitude medicine: intersection of hypoxic adaptation and disease management

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Mechanism of the enterobacterial metabolite sodium butyrate mediating ferroptosis to affect osteogenic ability of BMSCs in mice with estrogen deficiency-caused osteoporosis via the PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway

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Therapeutic Potential of Sodium Butyrate in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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Bifidobacterium animalis A12 and Lactobacillus salivarius M18-6 Alleviate Alcohol Injury by keap1-Nrf2 Pathway and Thioredoxin System

Zhang, Y., Ma, J., Jing, N., Zhang, H., Xie, Y., Liu, H., Shan, X., Ren, J., & Jin, J. (2023) · Foods · doi:10.3390/foods12030439 · Cited by 9

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

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

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

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

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