Thursday, 22 May (17.00-18.00)

Meeting room: Salone dei Dogi (Castello Boccanegra)

Moderators: Piero Portincasa and Mohamad Khalil (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy)

17.00-17.05 Introduction, by P. Portincasa

17.05-17.30 Food, SCFAs and metabolic consequences, by M. Khalil
17.30-17.55 Clinical cases and therapeutic use of butyrate, by P. Portincasa
17.55-18.00 Take-home message

Scientific secretariat: M. Khalil, H. Abdallah, L. Mahdi, G. Pietragalla, V. Perniola.