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Valeric Acid, a Gut Microbiota Product, Penetrates to the Eye and Lowers Intraocular Pressure in Rats

Mechanisms controlling intraocular pressure (IOP) and arterial blood pressure (BP) share similar mediators, including gut bacteria metabolites. Here, we investigated the effects of valeric acid (VA), a short chain fatty acid produced by microbiota from undigested carbohydrates, on IOP and BP. To tes...

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Autores principales: Skrzypecki, Janusz, Niewęgłowska, Karolina, Samborowska, Emilia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32024034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12020387