Figure 6.

Effects of oral injection of Lactobacillus casei Shirota (LcS) on hyperglycemic response and plasma glycerol level in awake rats. (a) Time‐course data of hyperglycemic response by oral glucose solution after injection of placebo, LcS (1 × 10⁸, 1 × 10⁹) or heat killed LcS. (b) Time‐course data of plasma insulin levels in oral glucose tolerance test. The (c) blood glucose levels and (d) plasma glycerol levels changes after oral injection of placebo or LcS (1 × 10⁸) in conscious rats. Values were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean. The numbers of animals used are shown in parentheses. Significance of difference between values of groups after injection was analyzed by anova. P < 0.05 vs placebo group.