Histological changes in the colonic mucosa following irrigation with short-chain fatty acids
1997
Objectives:Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) derived from bacterial fermentation of complex carbohydrates are preferred luminal nutrients of the colonic mucosa. Starvation of colonocytes through lack or impaired metabolism of luminal SCFAs may be a cofactor in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.De
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