Figure 5. Inhibitory effects of lactic acid bacteria against dietary sucrose-induced increases in silkworm hemolymph glucose levels.

Silkworms were fed a diet containing 10% (w/w) sucrose with or without lactic acid bacteria (25% [w/w] in diet) or voglibose (4% [w/w] in diet) for 1 h. Glucose levels in the silkworm hemolymph were measured (n = 4–15/group). Data represent mean ± SEM. Statistically significant differences between groups were evaluated using Student’s t-test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. ***P < 0.001.