Bamboo shavings derived O-acetyl-arabinoxylan alleviates loperamide-induced constipation in mice (ACS-Sp 2020)
Moreover, the result of transcriptome analysis of the colon tissue suggested that BSH-1 normalized the expression of genes related to GI peristalsis (i.e. Ache, Chrm2, Chrm3, Slc18a3, Grp, Htr3a, Htr4, Vip, Vipr, Apoa4 and Lepr), colonic water and ion transport (i.e. Aqp4, Aqp8, Atp12a, Adcy2, Adcy8 and Trpv6), intestinal inflammation (i.e. Cyp2d12, Muc2, Muc3, Lbp, Lgals2, Nos2 and Nox1) and intestinal cancer (i.e. Bcl2, Bcl2l15, Gsdmc2, Gsdmc4, Ntn1, Olfm4, Pitx2, Reg4, Saa3 and Wnt2b). The above results indicated that BSH-1 consumption effectively ameliorated loperamide-induced constipation in mice and could be suggested as a functional food choice for constipation.