Figure 5
From: Metabolites produced by probiotic Lactobacilli rapidly increase glucose uptake by Caco-2 cells
Effect of supernatants collected at different stages of bacterial growth on glucose uptake. Accumulation of tracer (2 μM) glucose by Caco-2 cells after exposure for 10 min to the cell-free supernatants prepared after 32 h (before exponential growth), 48 h (mid point of exponential growth), and 72 h (start of stationary phase) of anaerobic culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus in CDM with 110 mM fructose (CDM-fructose). Values (means ± SEM) represent percentages of accumulation by cells on the same plate exposed to CDM-fructose without bacteria. Bars with different letters are significantly different (n = 48 comparisons).