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Analysis of gut microbiota and fecal/plasma short-chain fatty acids in non-dialysis renal anemia patients: associations with clinical parameters

Key takeaways

Researchers compared the gut bacteria of people with kidney disease and low red blood cell counts, called renal anemia, against their blood test results. They also measured short-chain fatty acids, helpful compounds gut bacteria make from fiber. Certain bacteria and fatty acid levels lined up with how severe the anemia was. This shows a link only. It cannot show that the gut bacteria caused the anemia, or that changing them would fix it.

Who did this work

Lin Yang (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Lifen Liu (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Pingping Kong (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Wenwen Xu (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Zhiyuan Wang (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Siqi He (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Jing Lou (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University) · Yanna Dou (First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-07
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1838946