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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2025

Combination of probiotics enhancing butyrogenesis in colonic microbiota model of patients with ulcerative colitis.

Kentaro Inokuma, Daisuke Sasaki, Tomoya Shintani, Jun Inoue, Katsuaki Oyama, Yuta Noda, Takayuki Maeda, Ryouichi Yamada, Yasushi Matsuki, Yuzo Kodama and 1 more

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Probiotics Accelerate Microbiota and Metabolic Pathway Recovery Following Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation in Ulcerative Colitis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kentaro InokumaGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Daisuke SasakiGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Tomoya ShintaniGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Jun InoueDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
Katsuaki OyamaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
Yuta NodaScience & Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8502, Japan.
Takayuki MaedaScience & Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8502, Japan.
Ryouichi YamadaScience & Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 227-8502, Japan.
Yasushi MatsukiStrategic Planning Office, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan.
Yuzo KodamaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan.
Akihiko KondoGraduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-Cho, Nada-Ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan. akondo@kobe-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-0384

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21ae0121036Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21ae0121042Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20K05938
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Administering beneficial bacteria as probiotics to restore the intestinal microbiota and its metabolic functions, such as butyrogenesis, is a promising treatment strategy in ulcerative colitis (UC). This study aimed to investigate the effect of a combination of probiotics, consisting of the lactic acid bacterium Weizmannia coagulans SANK70258 and the lactate-utilizing butyrate-producing bacteria Anaerostipes caccae or Clostridium butyricum, on the colonic environment using an in vitro colonic microbiota culture model with fecal inoculums from seven patients with UC. Co-inoculated W. coagulans and A. caccae neither inhibited each other's growth nor significantly affected the relative abundance of other bacterial species; however, the growth of W. coagulans was significantly inhibited when co-inoculated with C. butyricum. The relative abundance of pro-inflammatory bacteria (Escherichia sp. and unclassified Enterobacteriaceae) and Bifidobacterium spp. significantly decreased in W. coagulans-C. butyricum co-inoculated cultures. Inoculation with any of the probiotics alone did not increase butyrate production, whereas co-inoculation of W. coagulans with A. caccae or C. butyricum significantly increased the butyrate levels. Overall, the results suggested that W. coagulans and lactate-utilizing butyrate-producing bacteria in combination have synergistic effects through cross-feeding and can effectively restore butyrogenesis in the colonic environment of patients with UC. KEY POINTS: • Effects of probiotics were evaluated using in vitro microbiota model of UC colon. • W. coagulans and lactate-utilizing butyrate producers have synergistic effects. • Co-inoculation of W. coagulans with A. caccae or C. butyricum enhanced butyrogenesis.

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ButyratesColitis, UlcerativeColonGastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsAdultClostridium butyricumEubacterialesFecesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedButyratesButyrogenesisColonic microbiota modelLactate-utilizing butyrate-producing bacteriaProbioticsUlcerative colitisWeizmannia coagulans

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PMID40347262
PMCPMC12065738

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