Dysregulation of intestinal microbiota accelerates the development of type 2 diabetes. Probiotics are potential adjunctive therapy in the treatment of diabetes. This study investigated the anti-diabetic mechanism of 14 composite probiotics. Results showed that treatment with 14 composite probiotics improved intestinal microbiota equilibrium by increasing the population of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria and decreasing the number of harmful bacteria. Further, the probiotics significantly improved blood glucose metabolism by promoting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY) secretion. These effects were ascribed to the activation of GPR43/41, restoration of the pancreatic structure, the elevation of insulin secretion and balancing of blood glucose-related parameters. Additionally, the 14 composite probiotics markedly restored gut barrier function via activating antioxidant enzymes, promoting tight junction protein expression, inhibiting the activity of pro-inflammatory factors and improving the morphology of the colon. Furthermore, the 14 composite probiotics upregulated M2 polarization factors and downregulated M1 polarization factors, possibly through TLRs/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway. These results indicate that the 14 composite probiotics can potentially improve diabetes prognosis.
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Department of Health and Genomics, FISABIO Foundation, Valencia, Spain.
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Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), PO Box 15551, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address:
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Home Economic Department, Faculty of Women for Arts Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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School of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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