Effects of Lactobacillus on Mice with Diabetes Induced by High-Fat Diet with Streptozotocin (STZ)

2018 
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of heat-killed and live Lactobacillus on mice with diabetes induced by high-fat diet with streptozotocin (STZ). Results based on body weight and liver pathological changes, oral glucose tolerance test, and related serum index (AST (aspartate aminotransferase), ALT (alanine aminotransferase), MDA (malondialdehyde), TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor α), INS (insulin), and GC (glucagon) and gene expression of IL-1β (Interleukin 1β), IRS-1(Insulin receptor substrate 1), GLUT-4 (glucose transporter type 4), PPARγ (peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor γ), and SREBP-1c (sterol-regulatory element-binding protein-1c) levels indicated that Lactobacillus fermentum (LF) and Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) could increase the average weight, alleviate the degree of damage in the liver, and improve the glucose tolerance of mice with diabetes. LF and LP also participated in the downregulation of AST, ALT, MDA, TNF-α, INS, and GC in serum, as well as the inhibition of IL-1β, TNF-α, IRS-1, GLUT-4, PPARγ, and SREBP-1c expression. These regulating effects were remarkable, and the regulating effect of the live group was significantly better than that of the heat-killed group. This study suggested that LF and LP can significantly alleviate liver damage and hepatic insulin resistance in mice with diabetes and that the acting mechanisms of LF and LP were related to cellular components and their activities.
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