ArticleMicrobiome2023
The human gut microbiome of athletes: metagenomic and metabolic insights.
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- Exercise-Mediated Molecular Mechanisms of Antidepressant Effects: The Role of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- From Mechanisms to Practice: Gut Microbiome-Based Strategies for Supporting Recovery in Elite Athletes.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome in Combat Sports: A Narrative Review of Performance, Recovery, and Health Pathways.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Profiling the Athletes' Gut Microbiome: A Critical Methodological Perspective on 16S Metabarcoding and Shotgun Metagenomics.Biology · 2026Review
- The gut-heart dialogue: an epigenetic perspective on myocardial infarction.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Exploring the Gut Microbiome in Combat Sports: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Microbiome-based nutrition and the gut-muscle axis: emerging perspectives for athletic performance and recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Low energy availability, the gut microbiome, and bone health in athletes: a mechanistic narrative review based on athlete evidence and clinical analogues.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Mediterranean diet enhances endurance training adaptation through gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Functional signatures of the gut microbiome in middle-aged regular runners: insights from a metagenomic study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota and pre-competitive anxiety in high-performance taekwondo athletes during pre-competition training: an exploratory pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota and Leisure Time Physical Activity: The Potential Combined Protective Impact on Hypertension Risk.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Exercise and Diet Reshape Athletes' Gut Microbiota: Countering Health Challenges in Athletes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Personalized Nutritional Assessment and Intervention for Athletes: A Network Physiology Approach.Nutrients · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe correlation between the physical performance of athletes and their gut microbiota has become of growing interest in the past years, since new evidences have emerged regarding the importance of the gut microbiota as a main driver of the health status of athletes. In addition, it has been postulated that the metabolic activity of the microbial population harbored by the large intestine of athletes might influence their physical performances. Here, we analyzed 418 publicly available shotgun metagenomics datasets obtained from fecal samples of healthy athletes and healthy sedentary adults.
resultsThis study evidenced how agonistic physical activity and related lifestyle can be associated with the modulation of the gut microbiota composition, inducing modifications of the taxonomic profiles with an enhancement of gut microbes able to produce short-fatty acid (SCFAs). In addition, our analyses revealed a correlation between specific bacterial species and high impact biological synthases (HIBSs) responsible for the generation of a range of microbially driven compounds such vitamin B12, amino acidic derivatives, and other molecules linked to cardiovascular and age-related health-risk reduction.
conclusionsNotably, our findings show how subsist an association between competitive athletes, and modulation of the gut microbiota, and how this modulation is reflected in the potential production of microbial metabolites that can lead to beneficial effects on human physical performance and health conditions. Video Abstract.
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