Steam-dried ginseng berry fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum controls the increase of blood glucose and body weight in type 2 obese diabetic db/db mice

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 May 30;60(21):5438-45. doi: 10.1021/jf300460g. Epub 2012 May 16.

Abstract

This study examined whether steam-dried ginseng berries fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum (FSGB) could improve the indices of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in obese db/db mice. FSGB was shown to have an effect on body weight and blood glucose/serum parameters when administered at a dose of 0.5 g/kg. In the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and insulin tolerance test (ITT), FSGB was clearly shown to improve insulin tolerance and glucose tolerance. Moreover, FSGB was shown to enhance immune activities by increasing the immune cell population, and glucose transpoter 1 (GLUT1) mRNA expression in L6 cells was up-regulated, suggesting that FSGB can increase glucose transport activity in target cells. These results indicate that steam- and dry-processed ginseng berries fermented with L. plantarum can be used to effectively control blood sugar metabolism via improving insulin and glucose tolerance and body weight gain in db/db mice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / analysis*
  • Body Weight / drug effects*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology
  • Fermentation
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Fruit / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Hypoglycemic Agents / metabolism
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Obese
  • Panax / chemistry*
  • Panax / microbiology
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts / administration & dosage*
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism
  • Up-Regulation / drug effects

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Plant Extracts