The Claim
Dietary Shatianyu fruit powder increases the expression of the serotonin-synthesizing enzyme Tph1 in colonic enterochromaffin cells and elevates serum serotonin levels in mice with loperamide-induced constipation.
What the research says
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In mice with constipation caused by loperamide, consuming Shatianyu fruit powder increases the amount of the enzyme Tph1 in gut cells and raises serotonin levels in the blood.
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In mice with loperamide-induced constipation, dietary Shatianyu fruit powder is associated with increased expression of the serotonin-synthesizing enzyme Tph1 in colonic enterochromaffin cells and elevated serum serotonin levels, suggesting a link between dietary fiber/flavonoid intake and enhanced intestinal serotonin production.
Eating Shatianyu fruit powder feeds good bacteria in the gut that make a chemical called butyrate. Butyrate binds to special receptors on gut cells that produce serotonin, turning on a gene that makes more of the enzyme needed to create serotonin. This causes more serotonin to be made and released into the blood, which helps the intestines move normally.
What the research says
1 studyIn mice with constipation, eating Shatianyu fruit powder helped their guts make more serotonin — a chemical that helps bowel movements work better — by boosting a key enzyme in gut cells and changing gut bacteria to produce more helpful substances.
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