Research Article

Black Rice Anthocyanidins Regulates Gut Microbiota and Alleviates Related Symptoms through PI3K/AKT Pathway in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

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BRAs on the diversity and composition of the gut microbiota: (a) Alpha diversity indexes, (b) distance matrix and PCoA analysis, (c) map of the species composition of gut microbiota at the phylum level, and (d) relative abundance of gut microbiota species at the phylum level, including (A) Firmicutes, (B) Actinobacteria, (C) Bacteroidetes, (D) Verrucomicrobia, and (E) Proteobacteria. Data are expressed as means ± SD. Compared with the model group, was significantly different () and was extremely significant (). was significantly different () and was extremely significant (). Con: normal group; Mod: model group; Met: positive control group; BR: black rice anthocyanins group.
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