Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Short-chain fatty acids regulate systemic bone mass and protect from pathological bone loss

  • Sébastien Lucas,
  • Yasunori Omata,
  • Jörg Hofmann,
  • Martin Böttcher,
  • Aida Iljazovic,
  • Kerstin Sarter,
  • Olivia Albrecht,
  • Oscar Schulz,
  • Brenda Krishnacoumar,
  • Gerhard Krönke,
  • Martin Herrmann,
  • Dimitrios Mougiakakos,
  • Till Strowig,
  • Georg Schett,
  • Mario M. Zaiss

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02490-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are a main class of metabolites derived from fermentation of dietary fibre in the intestine. Here, the authors show that dietary administration of SCFA is associated with inhibition of osteoclast differentiation, increased bone mass, and reduced pathological bone loss in mice.