Microbiota management: a perspective for kidney transplant patients.
- 2026-02-19
- Review
- Frontiers in transplantation 5
- Cláudia Silva Souza
- Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara
- Thaís Alves-Silva
- PubMed: 41798990
- DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2026.1703048
- Low evidence
Experimental models have shown that short-chain fatty acids derived from gut fermentation of dietary fiber, such as butyrate and acetate, could improve renal function and reduce renal inflammation, allowing better acceptance of kidney allograft, partly by inducing T regulatory cells.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small