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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Tributyrin (CoreBiome

Cindy Duysburgh, Lynn Verstrepen, Lieven Van Meulebroek, Massimo Marzorati

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors.

Cindy DuysburghProDigest, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Lynn VerstrepenProDigest, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Lieven Van MeulebroekProDigest, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Massimo MarzoratiProDigest, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/objectives: Oral butyrate is unstable during upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) transit and very little reaches the colon. Tributyrin, a butyrate precursor, resists gastric acid and is converted to butyrate by pancreatic lipases. This study aimed to quantify tributyrin stability during upper GIT passage and to uncover the effects of tributyrin supplementation on the human gut microbiome and cellular responses. Methods: Results: The upper GIT simulations showed that 40.9 and 48.7% of the tributyrin dose administered via the capsule or softgel, respectively, was hydrolyzed to butyrate in the small intestine; 59.1 and 51.3% remained stable and was available to enter the colon. Using the SHIME Conclusion: Enhanced butyrate concentrations and beneficial impacts on the gut microbial community composition were observed in an

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butyrategut barrier integritygut microbiomeimmunomodulationpostbioticSHIMEtributyrin

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PMID41473189
PMCPMC12746503

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