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Short-chain fatty acids: A link between prebiotics and microbiota in chronic kidney disease

  • Marta Esgalhado
  • , Julie A. Kemp
  • , Nagila R.T. Damasceno
  • , Denis Fouque
  • , Denise Mafra
  • Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1

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Abstract

Under physiologic conditions, the human gut microbiota performs several activities essential to the body health. In contrast, their imbalances exacerbate some actions which can promote a cascade of metabolic abnormalities, and vice versa. Numerous diseases, including chronic kidney disease, are associated with gut microbiota imbalance, and among several strategies to re-establish gut symbiosis, prebiotics seem to represent an effective nonpharmacological approach. Prebiotics fermentation by gut microbiota produce short-chain fatty acids, which improve the gut barrier integrity and function, and modulate the glucose and lipid metabolism as well as the inflammatory response and immune system. Therefore, this literature review intends to discuss the beneficial effects of prebiotics in human health through short-chain fatty acids production, with a particular interest on chronic kidney disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1413-1425
Number of pages13
JournalFuture Microbiology
Volume12
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Future Medicine Ltd.

Funding

The authors would like to thank Coordenac¸ão de Aperfeic¸oamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundac¸ão de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq). The authors would like to thank Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

Funders
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Gut microbiota
  • Prebiotic
  • Short-chain fatty acids

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