Component
Mouse bone formation after butyrate
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2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
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What it does
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What acts on it
Butyrate expanded gut and bone-marrow Tregs; their interaction with CD8 T cells increased Wnt10b production and bone formation in young mice.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Young eugonadic mice; butyrate and separate probiotic interventions.
- limitations
- No human fracture-prevention result; mineral substrate requirements were not tested.
- nutrient_topic
- Butyrate collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Butyrate
- plain_language
- An immune-cell relay connected a gut metabolite to bone-building signals.
- primary_references
- The Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Stimulates Bone Formation via T Regulatory Cell-Mediated Regulation of WNT10B Expression. · 2018 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30446387/ · DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.10.013
Butyrate: microbial production, fuel use, signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-19) · lines 454–460
AI-assisted research curation; primary-abstract references and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Young eugonadic mice; butyrate and separate probiotic interventions. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## butyrate-bone-treg-wnt An immune-cell relay connected a gut metabolite to bone-building signals. Butyrate expanded gut and bone-marrow Tregs; their interaction with CD8 T cells increased Wnt10b production and bone formation in young mice. Model: Young eugonadic mice; butyrate and separate probiotic interventions. Limitations: No human fracture-prevention result; mineral substrate requirements were not tested. Evidence access: Primary abstract The Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Stimulates Bone Formation via T Regulatory Cell-Mediated Regulation of WNT10B Expression. · 2018 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30446387/ · DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.10.013
Complete structured claim and evidenceReconstituting TCR-beta-deficient mice with Wnt10b-deficient CD8 T cells prevented butyrate-induced bone formation and mass acquisition; lowering Treg numbers also prevented the response.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Mouse cellular reconstitution and Treg reduction.
- limitations
- A genetic dependency is not evidence that a person needs more dietary calcium.
- nutrient_topic
- Butyrate collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Butyrate
- plain_language
- Butyrate could not replace the missing immune-cell signal.
- primary_references
- The Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Stimulates Bone Formation via T Regulatory Cell-Mediated Regulation of WNT10B Expression. · 2018 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30446387/ · DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.10.013
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
Butyrate: microbial production, fuel use, signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-19) · lines 470–476
AI-assisted research curation; primary-abstract references and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Mouse cellular reconstitution and Treg reduction. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## butyrate-bone-wnt-loss Butyrate could not replace the missing immune-cell signal. Reconstituting TCR-beta-deficient mice with Wnt10b-deficient CD8 T cells prevented butyrate-induced bone formation and mass acquisition; lowering Treg numbers also prevented the response. Model: Mouse cellular reconstitution and Treg reduction. Limitations: A genetic dependency is not evidence that a person needs more dietary calcium. Evidence access: Primary abstract The Microbial Metabolite Butyrate Stimulates Bone Formation via T Regulatory Cell-Mediated Regulation of WNT10B Expression. · 2018 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30446387/ · DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2018.10.013
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