I read on a facebook page, "over 70% of our dopamine is produced in our gut and transported to the brain via the vagus nerve"? Does this mean all dopamine in the gut makes it to the vagus nerve--Even what is produced when bacteria consume our meds.
This would make a major difference in my healthunlocked.com/cure-par...
major difference: null and void?
Here is what I don't understand. If the dopamine is produced in the digestive system why is it not helping the brain or the nervous system (tremors) (other symptoms)
I cannot provide a reference for you, sorry but you can look that up if you try... But dopamine does not cross the blood brain barrier. Therefore, dopamine does not cross the blood-brain barrier regardless of route or source, including the vagus nerve. Therefore further, the only dopamine available to nerves inside the brain is the dopamine produced inside the brain. Peripheral nerves get their dopamine from peripheral sources.i.e., sources outside of the the brain.... such as motor neurons that control movement, are outside of the brain. Consider or learn of the difference between the two nerve systems, the central nervous system (defined as nerves inside the brain and spinal nervous system connected) and the peripheral nerve system, which is the system of nerves defined as outside the brain and spinal column.
From a scientific article published in 2021:
"It remains unclear whether neurotransmitters produced in the gut can be transported to the brain via the vagal pathway."
Chen, Y., J. Xu, and Y. Chen. "Regulation of Neurotransmitters by the Gut Microbiota and Effects on Cognition in Neurological Disorders. Nutrients, 2021; 13 (6), 2099."
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...
I would think that any dopamine passing through the nerve would not be inhibited by the BBB. So maybe bacteria producing dopamine by digesting your C/L isn't all that bad.
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