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The role of short-chain fatty acids in health and disease.

Jian Tan, Craig I. McKenzie, M. Potamitis, A. Thorburn, C. Mackay, L. Macia

2014Advances in Immunology

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800100-4.00003-9

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The role of SCFAs as a major player in maintenance of gut and immune homeostasis is highlighted, and their levels are regulated by diet are provided a new basis to explain the increased prevalence of inflammatory disease in Westernized countries.

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TAN, Jian, et al. The role of short-chain fatty acids in health and disease. Advances in Immunology, 2014, 121: 91–119.