In a study of 10 individuals unresponsive to conventional rectal therapies and oral aminosalicylates, nightly butyrate enemas (60 mL, 80 mM) resulted in a complete response in 40% of cases and an overall response in 60% of cases [143]
It also complements vitamin E, which helps reduce the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids, supports the integrity of cell membranes, promotes the health of skin and blood cells, and helps lower free radical formation with its antioxidant effects
Approximately 95% of the oxygen consumed is reduced to water during aerobic metabolism, but the remaining fraction may be converted to reactive oxygen species and other free radicals, inducing oxidative stress
Dai J, Hu J, Zhu A, Bai J, Wang J, Lin X (2015) No tillage enhances arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal population, glomalin-related soil protein content, and organic carbon accumulation in soil macroaggregates
Both pathways act through a caspase activation cascade