Intake of Blueberry Fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum Affects the Gut Microbiota of L-NAME Treated Rats
Figure 1
Blood pressure changes after 2 and 4 weeks treatment. (a) Changes in SBP. (b) Changes in DBP. Ctrl: control (); LN: group receiving standard chow and L-NAME in drinking water (); LN + FBL: group receiving L-NAME in drinking water and fermented bluberry + L. plantarum HEAL19 added to feed (); LN + PML: group receiving L-NAME in drinking water and three phenolic acid mixture + L. plantarum HEAL19 added to feed (). Both SBP and DBP significantly increased in L-NAME treated groups after 2 and 4 weeks when compared to the Ctrl. Data are means ± SE. * compared to LN.
