Lactobacillus plantarum KABP-061 and Improved Blood Glucose Levels

• Qualification of tropical fruit-derived Lactobacillus plantarum strains as potential probiotics acting on blood glucose and total cholesterol levels in Wistar rats.

  • 2019-10
  • Clinical Trial
  • Food Research International 124
  • • W. K. A. da Costa
    • Larissa Ramalho Brandão
    • M. E. Martino
    • Estefânia F Garcia
    • A. F. Alves
    • E. L. de Souza
    • Jailane de Souza Aquino
    • M. Saarela
    • F. Leulier
    • H. Vidal
    • M. Magnani

  • PubMed: 31466629
  • DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODRES.2018.08.035

  13 Insights on

  • Improved Blood Glucose Levels

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  Both strains were associated with reduction (p ≤ .05) in blood glucose levels after 28 days of administration and after wash-out period; glucose levels remained reduced only in the group that received L. plantarum 49.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes