04/21/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers from China and Hong Kong studied the effects of quercetin on visceral pain and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) availability in post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) rats. Their findings were published in the Journal of Medicinal Food.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that quercetin has analgesic effects that can help with PI-IBS management. These effects are due to its ability to reduce 5-HT availability in the colon and regulate endocrine progenitors to reduce the number of EC cells.
Journal Reference:
Qin HY, Zang KH, Zuo X, Wu XA, Bian ZX. QUERCETIN ATTENUATES VISCERAL HYPERSENSITIVITY AND 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE AVAILABILITY IN POSTINFLAMMATORY IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME RATS: ROLE OF ENTEROCHROMAFFIN CELLS IN THE COLON. Journal of Medicinal Food. 10 July 2019;22(7):663–671. DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2018.4264
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