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ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

The Connection Between Physical Exercise and Gut Microbiota: Implications for Competitive Sports Athletes.

Angelika Elzbieta Wegierska, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Skender Topi, Maria Assunta Potenza, Monica Montagnani, Luigi Santacroce

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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 143 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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143citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

143 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Angelika Elzbieta WegierskaInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Virology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Policlinico University Hospital of Bari, p.zza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Ioannis Alexandros CharitosEmergency/Urgent Department, National Poisoning Center, Riuniti University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Skender TopiDepartment of Clinical Disciplines, School of Technical Medical Sciences, University of Elbasan "A. Xhuvani", Elbasan, Albania.
Maria Assunta PotenzaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology-Section of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Policlinico University Hospital of Bari, p.zza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Monica Montagnani *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology-Section of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Policlinico University Hospital of Bari, p.zza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Luigi Santacroce *Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Virology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Policlinico University Hospital of Bari, p.zza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy. luigi.santacroce@uniba.it.ORCID 0000-0001-5671-8124
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITOspedali Riuniti di Foggia · ITUniversity of Elbasan · AL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut microbiota refers to those microorganisms in the human digestive tract that display activities fundamental in human life. With at least 4 million different bacterial types, the gut microbiota is composed of bacteria that are present at levels sixfold greater than the total number of cells in the entire human body. Among its multiple functions, the microbiota helps promote the bioavailability of some nutrients and the metabolization of food, and protects the intestinal mucosa from the aggression of pathogenic microorganisms. Moreover, by stimulating the production of intestinal mediators able to reach the central nervous system (gut/brain axis), the gut microbiota participates in the modulation of human moods and behaviors. Several endogenous and exogenous factors can cause dysbiosis with important consequences on the composition and functions of the microbiota. Recent research underlines the importance of appropriate physical activity (such as sports), nutrition, and a healthy lifestyle to ensure the presence of a functional physiological microbiota working to maintain the health of the whole human organism. Indeed, in addition to bowel disturbances, variations in the qualitative and quantitative microbial composition of the gastrointestinal tract might have systemic negative effects. Here, we review recent studies on the effects of physical activity on gut microbiota with the aim of identifying potential mechanisms by which exercise could affect gut microbiota composition and function. Whether physical exercise of variable work intensity might reflect changes in intestinal health is analyzed.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeSportsAthletesDysbiosisExerciseHumans

Identifiers

PMID35596883
PMCPMC9474385
OpenAlexW4281249493

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