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In the present study, we investigated the effect of tryptophan (TRP), the precursor of 5-HT, supplementation on intestinal barrier functions and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). An established mouse model of NAFLD induced by feeding a fructose-rich diet (N group) was used in the present study. TRP was administered orally for 8 weeks to C57BL\/6J control or NAFLD mice. NAFLD-related liver parameters (hepatic TAG and Oil Red O staining), intestinal barrier parameters (tight-junction protein occludin and portal plasma lipopolysaccharides (LPS)) and 5-HT-related parameters (5-HT, 5-HT transporter (SERT) and motility) were measured. We observed reduced duodenal occludin protein concentrations (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b70007), high portal plasma LPS concentrations (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b7005) and an elevated liver weight:body weight ratio (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b701) in the N group compared with the parameters in the control group. TRP supplementation led to an increase in occludin concentrations (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b70009) and consecutively reduced liver weight:body weight ratio (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b7009) as well as overall hepatic fat accumulation in the N group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b705). In addition, the N group exhibited reduced SERT protein expression (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b7002), which was normalised by TRP supplementation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00\u00b702). 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