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ArticleOpen life sciences2020

The effects of yam gruel on lowering fasted blood glucose in T2DM rats.

Xinjun Lin, Zongting Luo, Shuqin Pang, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Li Ge, Yanling Dai, Jian Zhou, Fang Chen, Xuepei Hong, Jiahui Zhang

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Article in Open life sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinjun LinInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Zongting LuoSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Shuqin PangSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Carol Chunfeng WangSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia.
Li GeSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Yanling DaiSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Jian ZhouSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Fang ChenSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Xuepei HongSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Jiahui ZhangSchool of Nursing, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNEdith Cowan University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is increasing evidence of the linkage between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and gut microbiota. Based on our previous studies, we investigated the hypoglycemic mechanisms of yam gruel to provide a scientific basis for its popularization and application. Wistar rats were randomly divided into control and T2DM model groups. Rats in the model group were stimulated by a high-sugar/high-fat diet combined with an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin to induce T2DM. The T2DM rats were further subdivided randomly into three groups: (1) DM, (2) DM + yam gruel, and (3) DM + metformin. After 4 weeks of intervention, the changes in gut microbiota, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) (acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid), the expression of G protein-coupled receptor 43 (GPR43), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), peptide YY (PYY), and fasted blood glucose (FBG) levels were observed. Yam gruel intervention elevated the abundance of probiotic bacteria and increased the expression of SCFAs, GPR43 receptor, GLP-1, and PYY. It also reduced FBG levels. We conclude that yam gruel can lower FBG by promoting the growth of probiotic bacteria, increasing the content of SCFAs, and enhancing the expression of GPR43 receptor to increase the content of GLP-1 and PYY in serum.

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16S rRNA gene sequencinggut microbiotashort-chain fatty acidssupplement therapyyam gruel

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PMID33817264
PMCPMC7747525
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