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  • Title: Absorption of short-chain fatty acids from the human ileum.
    Author: Schmitt MG, Soergel KH, Wood CM, Steff JJ.
    Journal: Am J Dig Dis; 1977 Apr; 22(4):340-7. PubMed ID: 16482.
    Abstract:
    Acetate, propionate, and n-butyrate are the major short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) anions in the gastrointestinal tract of animal and man, accounting for 90% of total SCFA in stool water. Their absorption from the human ileum was investigated in 8 volunteer subjects by the triple-lumen perfusion technique. Each test solution contained one of the SCFAs at a concentration of 0-100 mM; sodium, potassium, and bicarbonate concentrations were kept constant, as were pH and osmolality. Absorption of each SCFA was found to be rate-limited with an apparent K'm between 22 and 27 mM and a calculated Vmax between 0.54 and 0.82 mmol/hr cm. Water, sodium, and chloride transport were not affected by substantial rates of SCFA absorption. Rather, significant stimulation of calculated bicarbonate secretion and a rise in intraluminal pH were consistently observed. The results are compatible with either of two mechanisms for SCFA absorption: an anion exchange between bicarbonate (or hydroxyl) and SCFA ions, or protonation of the SCFA anion at the mucosal surface followed by simple diffusion of nonionized SCFA into the absorbing cell.
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