Figure 2.
Short chain fatty acids produced by the gut microbiota bind to its receptors and/or act as histone deacetylase inhibitors reducing inflammation in the lungs, skin and gut. Abbreviations: AHR, airway hyperresponsiveness; HDAC, histone deacetylase; IgE, immunoglobulin E; ILC2, type 2 innate lymphoid cells; SCFA, short chain fatty acids.