Short-chain fatty acids stimulate active sodium and chloride absorption in vitro in the rat distal colon
Binder H, Mehta P. Short-chain fatty acids stimulate active sodium and chloride absorption in vitro in the rat distal colon. Gastroenterology 1989, 96: 989-996. PMID: 2925072, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(89)91614-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat distal colonShort-chain fatty acidsCl absorptionDistal colonNa absorptionNet NaFatty acid stimulationNa-H exchangeHCO3- Ringer's solutionStimulation of NaColonic NaNet Cl- absorptionVoltage-clamp conditionsCarbonic anhydrase inhibitorsFatty acidsCoupling of NaMucosal amilorideChloride absorptionUnidirectional 22NaClamp conditionsButyrate stimulationStimulationColonActive sodiumAcid stimulation