ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2021
The change of gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids in diabetic kidney disease.
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- Changes in short-chain fatty acids across the glycemic spectrum: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Metabolomics approaches for the early detection and therapeutics: type 2 diabetes-induced diabetic kidney disease-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025Pooled it
- Gut-associated metabolites and diabetes pathology: a systematic review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between Gut Microbiota Compositions with MicrovascularComplications in Individuals with Diabetes: A Systematic Review.Current diabetes reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Chronic kidney disease as a potential risk factor for pituitary hormone dysregulation: a review of the underlying mechanisms.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
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- Gut microbiota-liver-kidney axis in diabetic kidney disease: mechanistic insights into amino acid metabolism and nutritional intervention strategies targeting natural bioactive compounds.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Gut dysbiosis and constipation in patients with end-stage renal disease: pathogenic associations and therapeutic interventions.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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- New Insights into the Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease in the Omics Era.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Review
- The role of probiotics in modulating the gut microbiota as a potential inhibitor of diabetic kidney disease progression.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota: an important player in diabetic kidney disease.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Predict Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Gut Microbiome-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Glomerular Protection and Modulation of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Metagenomic profiling of gut microbime: associating their role with the advancement of diabetic nephropathy.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2025Review
- Circulating short-chain and branched short-chain fatty acids and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes: findings from the 4C study.Life metabolism · 2025Article
- Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites: The Hidden Driver of Diabetic Nephropathy? Unveiling Gut Microbe's Role in DN.Journal of diabetes · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies found the dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota in diabetic kidney disease (DKD), especially the decreased SCFA-producing bacteria. We aimed to investigate the concentration of the stool and serum short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), gut microbiota-derived metabolites, in individuals with DKD and reveal the correlations between SCFAs and renal function.
methodsA total of 30 participants with DKD, 30 participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and 30 normal controls (NC) in HwaMei Hospital were recruited from 1/1/2018 to 12/31/2019. Participants with DKD were divided into low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)(eGFR<60ml/min, n=14) and high eGFR (eGFR≥60ml/min, n=16) subgroups. Stool and serum were measured for SCFAs with gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry.
resultsThe DKD group showed markedly lower levels of fecal acetate, propionate, and butyrate versus NC (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.018, respectively) [1027.32(784.21-1357.90)]vs[2064.59(1561.82-2637.44)]μg/g,[929.53(493.65-1344.26)]vs[1684.57(1110.54-2324.69)]μg/g,[851.39(409.57-1611.65)] vs[1440.74(1004.15-2594.73)]μg/g, respectively, and the lowest fecal total SCFAs concentration among the groups. DKD group also had a lower serum caproate concentration than that with diabetes (p=0.020)[0.57(0.47-0.61)]vs[0.65(0.53-0.79)]μmol/L. In the univariate regression analysis, fecal and serum acetate correlated with eGFR (OR=1.013, p=0.072; OR=1.017, p=0.032). The correlation between serum total SCFAs and eGFR showed statistical significance (OR=1.019, p=0.024) unadjusted and a borderline significance (OR=1.024, p=0.063) when adjusted for Hb and LDL. The decrease in serum acetate and total SCFAs were found of borderline significant difference in both subgroups (p=0.055, p=0.050).
conclusionThis study provides evidence that in individuals with DKD, serum and fecal SCFAs levels (fecal level in particular) were lowered, and there was a negative correlation between SCFAs and renal function.
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