# Propionate, a short-chain fatty acid, is associated with disease activity in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

Source: [cell.com](https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(26)00553-7?rss=yes) · 2026-11-06 · Medicine
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In young individuals shortly after multiple sclerosis onset, Schoeps et al. show that higher plasma and stool propionate levels are consistently associated with lower clinical and imaging disease activity. These findings suggest that a gut microbiome-derived short-chain fatty…

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- [Propionate, a short-chain fatty acid, is associated with disease activity in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis](https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(26)00553-7?rss=yes) — cell.com, 2026-11-06

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