PMID- 33694236 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211015 LR - 20221207 IS - 1365-2672 (Electronic) IS - 1364-5072 (Linking) VI - 131 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Potential probiotics Lactobacillus casei K11 combined with plant extracts reduce markers of type 2 diabetes mellitus in mice. PG - 1970-1982 LID - 10.1111/jam.15061 [doi] AB - AIMS: Probiotics and plant extracts have been used to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The study aimed to explore the effect of the interaction between potential probiotics and bitter gourd extract (BGE) or mulberry leaf extract (MLE) on T2DM. METHODS AND RESULTS: Potential probiotics were tested for their gastrointestinal tract viability and growth situation combined with BGE and MLE in vitro. The diabetes model was constructed in C57BL/6 mice, and the potential effect and mechanism of regulating blood glucose were verified. Hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE), gas chromatography (GC), ELISA, and RT-PCR were also used for analysis. The results showed that Lactobacillus casei K11 had outstanding gastrointestinal tract viability and growth situation with plant extracts. Administration of L. casei K11 combined with BGE and MLE significantly reduced blood glucose levels and ameliorated insulin resistance in diabetic mice than the administration of Lactobacillus paracasei J5 combined with BGE and MLE. Moreover, in L. casei K11 combined with BGE and MLE groups, lipid metabolism, oxidative stress, and proinflammatory cytokine levels were regulated. Furthermore, the results indicated that L. casei K11 combined with BGE and MLE improved free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) upregulation, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion, and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels. CONCLUSIONS: These findings showed that L. casei K11 combined with BGE and MLE modified the SCFA-FFAR2-GLP-1 pathway to improve T2DM. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: This study identified a new modality for evaluating interactions between potential probiotics and plant extracts. Our findings revealed that L. casei K11 combined with BGE and MLE significantly promoted the SCFA-FFAR2-GLP-1 pathway to inhibit T2DM. CI - (c) 2021 The Society for Applied Microbiology. FAU - Zhang, Z AU - Zhang Z AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Bai, L AU - Bai L AD - College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Guan, M AU - Guan M AD - Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhou, X AU - Zhou X AD - Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Liang, X AU - Liang X AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Lv, Y AU - Lv Y AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Yi, H AU - Yi H AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhou, H AU - Zhou H AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Liu, T AU - Liu T AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Gong, P AU - Gong P AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Sun, J AU - Sun J AD - Qingdao Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhang, L AU - Zhang L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3459-2975 AD - College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. LA - eng GR - 2018YFC0311201/National Key R & D of China/ GR - GA16B201-2/Heilongjiang province Key Sci. & Techn. Plan/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210408 PL - England TA - J Appl Microbiol JT - Journal of applied microbiology JID - 9706280 RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy MH - *Lacticaseibacillus casei MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Plant Extracts/pharmacology MH - *Probiotics OTO - NOTNLM OT - bitter gourd extract OT - insulin resistance OT - mulberry leaf extract OT - probiotics OT - type 2 diabetes EDAT- 2021/03/12 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/11 07:19 PHST- 2020/12/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/11 07:19 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jam.15061 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Appl Microbiol. 2021 Oct;131(4):1970-1982. doi: 10.1111/jam.15061. Epub 2021 Apr 8.