2021
Butyrate and the Intestinal Epithelium: Modulation of Proliferation and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease
Salvi PS, Cowles RA. Butyrate and the Intestinal Epithelium: Modulation of Proliferation and Inflammation in Homeostasis and Disease. Cells 2021, 10: 1775. PMID: 34359944, PMCID: PMC8304699, DOI: 10.3390/cells10071775.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsButyratesEpithelial CellsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHomeostasisHumansInflammationIntestinal MucosaConceptsAnti-proliferative effectsIntestinal stem cellsTolerogenic dendritic cellsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesEpithelial cellsInflammatory bowel diseaseMicrobial metabolite butyrateStem cellsApparent protective effectButyrate-producing bacteriaCellular fuelRole of butyrateCrypt base stem cellsModulation of proliferationButyrate paradoxMalabsorptive statesBowel diseaseDendritic cellsEpithelial inflammationColonic neoplasiaIntestinal microbiomeProtective effectIntestinal neoplasiaIntestinal lumenEpithelial proliferation
2018
Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice
Greig CJ, Alper A, Goodman AL, Cowles RA. Mucosal homeostasis is altered in the ileum of gnotobiotic mice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 231: 331-337. PMID: 30278949, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnotobiotic miceMucosal homeostasisGastrointestinal tractCrypt depthVillus heightDistal ileal segmentConventional floraFuture therapeutic strategiesGnotobiotic mouse modelMarkers of proliferationIleal segmentMucosal restorationAkkermansia muciniphilaMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAdult miceCF miceDisease pathogenesisHistologic sectionsMiceEscherichia coli MG1655IleumNormal physiologyGnotobiotic groupFurther studies