1. Dynamic changes in the levels of sex hormones (panel A for LH and panel B for LH/FSH), brain-gut mediators (panel C for ghrelin and panel D for PYY), and SCFAs (panels E, F, G, and H for acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and valeric acid, respectively) during the Bifidobacterium lactis V9 consumption stage.
Dynamic changes in the levels of sex hormones (panel A for LH and panel B for LH/FSH), brain-gut mediators (panel C for ghrelin and panel D for PYY), and SCFAs (panels E, F, G, and H for acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and valeric acid, respectively) during the Bifidobacterium lactis V9 consumption stage. Each panel is composed of two groups: the response group (group R; the changes in the indices listed above were notable for this group) and the nonresponse group (group N; the changes in the indices listed above were limited for this group). The significance data were calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test (for comparisons of data from multiple time points) and the Wilcoxon rank sum test (for comparisons of data from two [paired] time points). The variation trends in the indices listed above for each participant are indicated with a solid line.
Jiachao Zhang et al. mSystems 2019; doi: /mSystems