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. 2023 Aug 14;8:300. doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01553-x

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

Signaling pathways of fatty acids-regulated expression of defensins. SCFAs induce the expression of β-defensins via GPR43-STAT3 and GPR43-mTOR-4E-BP signals; sodium butyrate (NaB) induces the expression of β-defensins via TLR2-p38/ERK- NF-κB, HDAC inhibition and EGFR signals; sodium phenylbutyrate (PBA) induces the expression of β-defensins via TLR2/TLR4-p38/ERK-NF-κB and EGFR signals; Caprylic acid and nonanoic acid induce the expression of β-defensins via HDAC inhibition-acetylation H3K9