ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2022
The Athlete Gut Microbiome and its Relevance to Health and Performance: A Review.
Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Socceromics: A Systematic Review of Omics Technologies to Optimize Performance and Health in Soccer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of probiotic intake on athletic ability in healthy people: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Signatures in the gut microbiome of German elite athletes: insights from a matched-subgroup analysis.mSystems · 2026Trial
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- A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects of a Probiotic ContainingInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Trial
- Prebiotics in sport and exercise: current evidence, practical applications, and methodological considerations.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- Sex- and Time-Resolved Physiological and Gut Ecosystem Responses to a Food-Grade Microbiome-Targeted Intervention in Collegiate Endurance Athletes.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Exerkines in precision management of metabolic diseases.Chinese medical journal · 2026Review
- Influence of Four-Week Glutamine Supplementation on Gut Microbiota Across a Training Period in Cross-Country Skiers.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Athlete or Season? Gut Microbiota Variance in Elite Volleyball Players: A Compositional Performance-Based Reanalysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimizing Athlete Travel for Performance: A Scientific Blueprint for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Medicine Staff.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Regulatory mechanisms of high-polyphenol dietary intervention on exercise-induced immunosuppression during high-intensity training periods in adolescent athletes: a systems biology analysis based on immune-metabolic pathways.Nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- Targeting the gut‑bone axis through exercise: A novel approach to osteoporosis prevention and treatment (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota composition correlates with PBMC microRNA expression following maximal exercise testing in endurance athletes.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Article
- Narrative review of celiac disease and sports: nutritional deficiency and strategies to optimise athlete health and performance.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Exploring osteosarcopenia from the gut microbiota perspective: mechanistic insights and therapeutic potentials based on the gut-muscle-bone Axis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- An exercise-associated gut microbiota signature enhances endurance performance: A study combining a human cohort and a mice FMT model.PloS one · 2026Article
- Gut microbiome and functional adaptations to paleo and rational diets in professional athletes: a pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Thyroid-Microbiome Allostasis and Mitochondrial Performance: An Integrative Perspective in Exercise Physiology.Nutrients · 2025Review
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Abstract
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms that play an important role in human health, influencing functions such as vitamin uptake, digestion and immunomodulation. While research of the gut microbiome has expanded considerably over the past decade, some areas such as the relationship between exercise and the microbiome remain relatively under investigated. Despite this, multiple studies have shown a potential bidirectional relationship between exercise and the gut microbiome, with some studies demonstrating the possibility of influencing this relationship. This, in turn, could provide a useful route to influence athletic performance via microbiome manipulation, a valuable prospect for many elite athletes and their teams. The evidence supporting the potential benefits of pursuing this route and associated future perspectives are discussed in this review.
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