Role of short-chain fatty acids in colonic HCO3 secretion
Vidyasagar S, Barmeyer C, Geibel J, Binder HJ, Rajendran VM. Role of short-chain fatty acids in colonic HCO3 secretion. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2005, 288: g1217-g1226. PMID: 15677553, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00415.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-chain fatty acidsSCFA/SCFA transportApical membrane vesiclesMM butyrateSurface epithelial cellsFatty acidsSCFA metabolismColonic mucosaHCO3- secretionCrypt cellsCarrier-mediated processLucite chamberSecretionColonic cryptsEpithelial cellsComparable degreeButyrate stimulationChannel activityButyrate uptakeStat techniqueCryptsAnion channel activityDIDSButyrate