Low Incidence of Spontaneous Type 1 Diabetes in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice Raised on Gluten-Free Diets Is Associated with Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome
Marietta E, Gomez A, Yeoman C, Tilahun A, Clark C, Luckey D, Murray J, White B, Kudva Y, Rajagopalan G. Low Incidence of Spontaneous Type 1 Diabetes in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice Raised on Gluten-Free Diets Is Associated with Changes in the Intestinal Microbiome. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e78687. PMID: 24236037, PMCID: PMC3827256, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGluten-free dietNon-obese diabetic (NOD) miceAnti-diabetogenic effectsIncidence of hyperglycemiaNOD miceType 1 diabetesIntestinal microbiomeDietary glutenDiabetic miceSpontaneous type 1 diabetesAkkermansia speciesIncidence of diabetesIncidence of T1DIncidence of T1D.Blood glucose levelsIntestinal microbiome compositionLower incidenceGlucose levelsHigh incidenceAnimal studiesGut microfloraGut microbiomeHyperglycemiaIncidenceMice