The role of short-chain fatty acids in the interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and host energy metabolism

by Gijs den Besten, Karen van Eunen, Albert K. Groen, Koen Venema, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Barbara M. Bakker
Published 2013-09-01

The short-chain fatty acid uptake fluxes by mice on a guar gum supplemented diet associate with amelioration of major biomarkers of the metabolic syndrome.

by Gijs den Besten, Rick Havinga, Aycha Bleeker, Shodhan Rao, Albert Gerding, Karen van Eunen, Albert K Groen, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Barbara M Bakker
Published 2014-01-01

Protection against the Metabolic Syndrome by Guar Gum-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Depends on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1.

by Gijs den Besten, Albert Gerding, Theo H van Dijk, Jolita Ciapaite, Aycha Bleeker, Karen van Eunen, Rick Havinga, Albert K Groen, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Barbara M Bakker
Published 2015-01-01

Biochemical competition makes fatty-acid β-oxidation vulnerable to substrate overload.

by Karen van Eunen, Sereh M J Simons, Albert Gerding, Aycha Bleeker, Gijs den Besten, Catharina M L Touw, Sander M Houten, Bert K Groen, Klaas Krab, Dirk-Jan Reijngoud, Barbara M Bakker
Published 2013-01-01