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. 2020 Sep 8;42:101076. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101076

Table 5.

SCFA and BA metabolism.

Butyrate
 FMT
 ∗P
Before After P Before After P
Fecal SCFAs
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    Acetic acid, umol/g

 448 [298–648] 454 [172–755] 0.72 320 [163–575] 320 [163–576] 0.06 0.16
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    Butyric acid, umol/g

 94 [59–129] 92 [41–145] 0.86 96 [55–133] 66 [35–96] 0.07 0.55
  • -

    Propionic acid, umol/g

 191 [124–281] 196 (104–283] 0.53 167 [97–225] 132 [96–167] 0.53 0.53
Plasma BAs
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    Total, μM

 1.03 [0.77–1.85] 1.04 [0.72–1.44] 0.24 1.83 [0.92–2.46] 1.53 [1.07–3.53] 0.69 0.60
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    Primary, μM

 0.515 [0.463–0.841] 0.53 [0.312–0.655] 0.18 0.847 [0.371–1.511] 0.85 [0.447–2.317] 0.53 0.16
  • -

    Secondary, μM

 0.504 [0.383–0.799] 0.488 [0.38
7–0.708]		 0.27 0.629 [0.459–1.522] 0.622 [0.365–1.015] 0.18 0.81
  • -

    Conjugated, μM

 0.645 [0.459–0.957] 0.647 [0.400–0.817] 0.31 1.032 [0.462–1.746] 0.768 [0.625–0.817] 0.53 1.00
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    Unconjugated, μM

 0.411 [0.249–0.766] 0.359 [0.284–0.568] 0.24 0.524 [0.356–0.88] 0.476 [0.26–0.689] 0.530 0.73

Data expressed as median [range]. ∗p = change over time between groups. SCFA = short-chain fatty acid, BA = bile acid.