Intake of Lactobacillus reuteri Improves Incretin and Insulin Secretion in Glucose-Tolerant Humans: A Proof of Concept

Marie-Christine Simon, Klaus Strassburger, Bettina Nowotny, Hubert Kolb, Peter Nowotny, Volker Burkart, Fariba Zivehe, Jong-Hee Hwang, Peter Stehle, Giovanni Pacini, Bolette Hartmann, Jens J Holst, Colin MacKenzie, Laure B Bindels, Ines Martinez, Jens Walter, Birgit Henrich, Nanette C Schloot, Michael Roden

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    Abstract

    OBJECTIVE Ingestion of probiotics can modify gut microbiota and alter insulin resistance and diabetes development in rodents. We hypothesized that daily intake of Lactobacillus reuteri increases insulin sensitivity by changing cytokine release and insulin secretion via modulation of the release of glucagon-like peptides (GLP)-1 and -2. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A prospective, double-blind, randomized trial was performed in 21 glucose-tolerant humans (11 lean: Age 49 ±7 years, BMI 23.6 ±1.7 kg/m2; 10 obese: Age 51 ± 7 years, BMI 35.5 ± 4.9 kg/m2). Participants ingested 1010b.i.d. L. reuteri SD5865 or placebo over 4 weeks. Oral glucose tolerance and isoglycemic glucose infusion tests were used to assess incretin effect and GLP-1 and GLP-2 secretion, and euglycemichyperinsulinemic clamps with [6,6-2H2]glucose were used to measure peripheral insulin sensitivity and endogenous glucose production. Muscle and hepatic lipid contents were assessed by 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and immune status, cytokines, and endotoxin were measured with specific assays. RESULTS In glucose-tolerant volunteers, daily administration of L. reuteri SD5865 increased glucose-stimulated GLP-1 and GLP-2 release by 76% (P < 0.01) and 43% (P < 0.01), respectively, compared with placebo, along with 49% higher insulin (P < 0.05) and 55% higher C-peptide secretion (P < 0.05). However, the intervention did not alter peripheral and hepatic insulin sensitivity, body mass, ectopic fat content, or circulating cytokines. CONCLUSIONS Enrichment of gut microbiota with L. reuteri increases insulin secretion, possibly due to augmented incretin release, but does not directly affect insulin sensitivity or body fat distribution. This suggests that oral ingestion of one specific strainmay serve as a novel therapeutic approach to improve glucose-dependent insulin release.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftDiabetes Care
    Vol/bind38
    Udgave nummer10
    Sider (fra-til)1827-34
    Antal sider8
    ISSN0149-5992
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - okt. 2015

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