2021peer-reviewed53 citations
Colonization of fecal microbiota from patients with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis exacerbates intestinal injury in germfree mice subjected to necrotizing enterocolitis-induction protocol via alterations in butyrate and regulatory T cells
Yu He, Weixia Du, Sa Xiao, Benhua Zeng, Xiang She, Dong Liu +9 more
Journal of Translational Medicine
Abstract
The microbiota was found to have NEC and the microbial butyrate-T<sub>reg</sub> axis was identified as a potential mechanism for the observed effects.
Concepts
Necrotizing enterocolitisFecesGut floraImmunologyCalprotectinBiologyButyrateEnterocolitis