Intergroup comparisons revealed that compared to the Control group, the DN group exhibited significant or highly significant reductions in Firmicutes abundance, accompanied by significant or highly significant increases in Actinobacteria , Bacteroidetes , and B/F ratio.
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Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Polysaccharides protects against diabetic nephropathy via alteration of PI3K/GSK-3β/Nrf2/TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway and gut microbiota.
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Studies report an increasing trend in the B/F ratio in the gut microbiota of DN patients and rodent DN models [ 44 ].