Component
Carvacrol
Carvacrol. Interpret through the linked study species, preparation, exposure and measured endpoint.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What it acts on
The tested TRPA1 agonist carvacrol increased GLP-1 secretion in mouse intestinal cultures.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "carvacrol", "comparator": "Matched culture vehicle", "endpoint": "The tested TRPA1 agonist carvacrol increased GLP-1 secretion in mouse intestinal cultures.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "single", "conditions": []} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Mouse intestinal cultures; 100 uM AITC or 50 uM carvacrol; two-hour secretion assay.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- This experiment did not test allicin. Shared receptor identity is a research connection, not transferred efficacy.
- plain_language
- The tested TRPA1 agonist carvacrol increased GLP-1 secretion in mouse intestinal cultures.
- primary_references
- Stimulation of GLP-1 secretion downstream of the ligand-gated ion channel TRPA1. | 2015 | DOI 10.2337/db14-0737 | PMID 25325736 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25325736/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4375100/ | https://doi.org/10.2337/db14-0737
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 75-75; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 75–75
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Mouse intestinal cultures; 100 uM AITC or 50 uM carvacrol; two-hour secretion assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**The GLP-1 experiment did not test allicin.** Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) and carvacrol increased calcium signaling and GLP-1 secretion in mouse intestinal cultures; antagonism or Trpa1 deletion limited those responses. Glucose-induced responses persisted during TRPA1 blockade. In vivo, oral AITC at 15 mg/kg raised GLP-1 even in Trpa1-null mice; lower doses did not significantly increase it. Capsaicin did not increase secretion in the tested cultures. These findings constrain a proposed allicin–TRPA1–GLP-1 connection, but they do not demonstrate it. AITC is not allicin. [Emery 2015](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4375100/)
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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