ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Ultramarathon Plasma Metabolomics: Phosphatidylcholine Levels Associated with Running Performance.
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- Metabolomics in Exercise and Sports: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring the non-targeted metabolomic landscape in endurance-trained runners following 10 weeks of different dietary patterns and concomitant training.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Deciphering the circulating lipidome signature associated with physical performance in gastric cancer patients: an exploratory study.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026Article
- Characterizing Human Oxidative, Anabolic and Glycolytic Metabolism in Athletes with Extreme Physiologies.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Long-Distance Trail Running Induces Inflammatory-Associated Protein, Lipid, and Purine Oxidation in Red Blood Cells.Blood red cells & iron · 2026Article
- Distinct lipidomic profiles but similar improvements in aerobic capacity following sprint interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in male adolescents.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Metabolic insights into hypoxia adaptation in adolescent athletes at different altitudes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Research advances in the application of metabolomics in exercise science.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Sex-Specific Relationship between the Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Plasma Metabolite Patterns in Healthy Humans-Results of the KarMeN Study.Metabolites · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify plasma metabolites associated with superior endurance running performance. In 2016, participants at the Western States Endurance Run (WSER), a 100-mile (161-km) foot race, underwent non-targeted metabolomic testing of their post-race plasma. Metabolites associated with faster finish times were identified. Based on these results, runners at the 2017 WSER underwent targeted metabolomics testing, including lipidomics and choline levels. The 2017 participants' plasma metabolites were correlated with finish times and compared with non-athletic controls. In 2016, 427 known molecules were detected using non-targeted metabolomics. Four compounds, all phosphatidylcholines (PCs) were associated with finish time (False Discovery Rate (FDR) < 0.05). All were higher in faster finishers. In 2017, using targeted PC analysis, multiple PCs, measured pre- and post-race, were higher in faster finishers (FDR < 0.05). The majority of PCs was noted to be higher in runners (both pre- and post-race) than in controls (FDR < 0.05). Runners had higher choline levels pre-race compared to controls (
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