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Effects of probiotic, cinnamon, and synbiotic supplementation on glycemic control and antioxidant status in people with type 2 diabetes; a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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Purpose

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of probiotic bacteria of Lactobacillus acidophilus, cinnamon powder and their combinations on the glycemic and antioxidant indices in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods

A total of 136 patients randomized with type 2 diabetes entered the study and were randomly divided into four groups who were matched for age and gender. Thereafter, alongside their routine pharmacotherapy, each group followed one of the following diets: Group A: Lactobacillus acidophilus 108 cfu and 0.5 g of powdered cinnamon (synbiotic). Group B: Lactobacillus acidophilus (probiotic), Group C: powdered cinnamon. Group D: rice flour powder as placebo. At the beginning and end of the intervention, fasting blood sugar (FBS), HbA1c, advance glycation end products (AGE), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and antioxidant enzymes of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and catalase (CAT) were measured.

Results

Following 3 months of treatment, the mean FBS level was decreased significantly in probiotic, cinnamon, and synbiotic supplementation groups compared with control (P < 0.01). FBS levels in probiotic, cinnamon, and synbiotic groups were significantly decreased compared with the control group (P = 0.001, P = 0.063 and P = 0.001, respectively). The mean HbA1C in probiotic, cinnamon, and synbiotic groups were also decreased (P = 0.001, P = 0.001 and P = 0.04, respectively). The mean AGE in synbiotic group was significantly decreased (P = 0.037). Probiotic, cinnamon and synbiotic all could improve antioxidant enzyme activity modestly. However, the most significant effect was seen in probiotic group.

Conclusions

According to the current results, the use of probiotic supplements (individually or in combination with cinnamon) leads to a reduction in blood glucose and an increase in antioxidant enzymes in people with type 2 diabetes.

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The authors would like to thank the vice-chancellor for research of Alborz University of Medical Sciences for financial support of the project. We also thank to Medicinal Plants Research Center.

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  1. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center (EMRC) Vali-Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Hossein Mirmiranpour

  2. Dietary Supplements and Probiotic Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

    Hossein Mirmiranpour, Hoda Derakhshanian, Zohreh Khodaii & Bahareh Tavakoli-Far

  3. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran

    Hasan Fallah Huseini

  4. Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Nutrition, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

    Hoda Derakhshanian & Zohreh Khodaii

  5. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

    Bahareh Tavakoli-Far

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Mirmiranpour, H., Huseini, H.F., Derakhshanian, H. et al. Effects of probiotic, cinnamon, and synbiotic supplementation on glycemic control and antioxidant status in people with type 2 diabetes; a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. J Diabetes Metab Disord 19, 53–60 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-019-00474-3

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