scholarly journals The long-term consequences of antibiotic therapy: Role of colonic short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) system and intestinal barrier integrity

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. e0220642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliia Holota ◽  
Taisa Dovbynchuk ◽  
Izumi Kaji ◽  
Igor Vareniuk ◽  
Natalia Dzyubenko ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diliana Pérez-Reytor ◽  
Carlos Puebla ◽  
Eduardo Karahanian ◽  
Katherine García

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are carboxylic acids produced as a result of gut microbial anaerobic fermentation. They activate signaling cascades, acting as ligands of G-protein-coupled receptors, such as GPR41, GPR43, and GPR109A, that can modulate the inflammatory response and increase the intestinal barrier integrity by enhancing the tight junction proteins functions. These junctions, located in the most apical zone of epithelial cells, control the diffusion of ions, macromolecules, and the entry of microorganisms from the intestinal lumen into the tissues. In this sense, several enteric pathogens secrete diverse toxins that interrupt tight junction impermeability, allowing them to invade the intestinal tissue and to favor gastrointestinal colonization. It has been recently demonstrated that SCFAs inhibit the virulence of different enteric pathogens and have protective effects against bacterial colonization. Here, we present an overview of SCFAs production by gut microbiota and their effects on the recovery of intestinal barrier integrity during infections by microorganisms that affect tight junctions. These properties make them excellent candidates in the treatment of infectious diseases that cause damage to the intestinal epithelium.







Author(s):  
Muthu Thiruvengadam ◽  
Umadevi Subramanian ◽  
Baskar Venkidasamy ◽  
Prabhu Thirupathi ◽  
Ramkumar Samynathan ◽  
...  


2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 1331-1338 ◽  
Author(s):  
C S Byrne ◽  
E S Chambers ◽  
D J Morrison ◽  
G Frost


2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 4432-4451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerwyn Morris ◽  
Michael Berk ◽  
Andre Carvalho ◽  
Javier R. Caso ◽  
Yolanda Sanz ◽  
...  


2019 ◽  
Vol 242 (2) ◽  
pp. R1-R8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alia H Sukkar ◽  
Aaron M Lett ◽  
Gary Frost ◽  
Edward S Chambers

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are metabolites produced from the fermentation of dietary fibre by the gut microbiota. High-fibre diets have been associated with lower weight gain and a number of reports have therefore investigated if these positive effects of a dietary fibre on body weight can be replicated through the direct administration of SCFAs. Many of these studies have reported that SCFAs can prevent or attenuate long-term body weight gain by increasing energy expenditure through increased lipid oxidation. The aim of the present review is to therefore evaluate the current evidence for an effect of SCFAs on whole-body energy expenditure and to assess the potential underlying mechanisms. The available data highlights that SCFAs can exert multiple effects at various organ and tissue sites that would cumulatively raise energy expenditure via a promotion of lipid oxidation. In conclusion, the present review proposes that dietary interventions and other therapies that augment gut-derived SCFAs and systemic availability may present an effective strategy to improve long-term energy balance and body weight management.



2011 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
pp. S-634-S-635
Author(s):  
Claire B. Larmonier ◽  
Daniel Laubitz ◽  
Alexis L. Bucknam ◽  
Robert D. Thurston ◽  
Faihza M. Hill ◽  
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