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. 2021 Dec 30;14(1):166. doi: 10.3390/nu14010166

Table 1.

Effects of probiotics on type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.

Reference Design Probiotic Source Probiotic Dose, CFU Study Period
(wk/d)
Effects
[50] RD, DB, CT tablet L. acidophilus strain ZT-L1,
B. bifidum strain ZT-B1,
L. reuteri strain ZT-Lre,
L. fermentum strain ZT-L3
8 × 109 CFU/d
12 wk S↓ FG, I, HOMA-IR, TG, VLDL, TC/HDL-C ratio, hs-CRP, MDA, AGEs, BUN, creatinine, urine protein
S↑ QUICKI, HDL-C, GSH, CG
= HbA1c, LDL-C, NO, TAC
[51] RD, DB, CT soy milk L. plantarum A7 8 wk S↓ albuminuria, serum creatinine, serum interleukin-18, serum sialic acid
S improvment in estimated GFR
[52] RD, DB, CT capsule L. acidophilus
L. casei
B. bifium
12 wk S↓ FG, I, HOMA-IR, HbA1c, hs-CRP, MDA, SGA score, TIBC
S↑ QUICKI
=HOMA-B, TG, VLDL, CT, LDL-C, HDL-C, NO, TAC, GSH, GFR,
creatinine, BUN, albumin, Na, K
[53] RD, DB, CT honey Bacillus coagulans T4
(IBRC-N10791)
108 CFU/g
12 wk S↓ I, HOMA-IR, CT/HDL-C ratio, hs-CRP hs-CRP, MDA, creatinine
S↑ QUICKI
=FG, TG, VLDL, CT, LDL-C, HDL-C, NO, TAC, GSH, BUN
[54] RD, DB, CT soy milk L. plantarum A7
2 × 107 CFU/mL
8 wk S↓ Cys-C, PGRN, NGAL
=sTNFR1
[55] RD, DB, CT soy milk L plantarum A7 (KC 355240, LA7)
2 × 107 CFUmL
8 wk S↑ Glutathione, Glutathione peroxidase, Glutathione reductase
S↓ Oxidized glutathione
=MDA, 8-iso-PGF2a, TAC

RD, randomized; DB, double-blind; CT, clinical trial; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; L., Lactobacillus, B., Bifidobacterium; CFU, colony-forming units; wk, weeks; d, days; FG, fasting glucose fasting blood glucose, fasting plasma glucose, glycemia, fasting blood sugar; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; I, serum insulin concentration, insulin concentration, serum insulin level, insulin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model of assessment-estimated insulin resistance; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index; TG, triglycerides; VLDL, very-low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; NO, nitric oxide; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; GSH, total glutathione; MDA, malondialdehyde; AGEs, advanced glycation end products; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CG, Cockcroft–Gault formula to estimate creatinine clearance; HOMA-B, homeostasis model of assessment–estimated b-cell function; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; SGA, subjective global assessment; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; Na, sodium; K, potassium; Cys-C, cystatin C; PGRN, Progranulin; NGAL, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin; sTNFR1, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1; 8-iso-PGF2a, 8-iso-prostaglandin F2 alpha; =, non significan; S, significant; ↑, increase; ↓, decrease.