ReviewScience China. Life sciences2025
Gut microbes-muscle axis in muscle function and meat quality.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Food and Medicine Homology Substances as Potential Modulators of the Gut-Muscle Axis in Animal Meat Quality: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Early-Life Iron Exposure Influences Long-Term Gut Microbiota Recovery After Intestinal Dysbiosis.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- AAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of an Essential Oil Blend on In Vitro Methane Production, In Vitro and In Vivo Nutrient Digestibility, Growth Performance, and Meat Quality in Lithuanian Blackface Lambs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Intestinal microbiota-host crosstalk reveals mechanisms regulating residual feed intake in egg-type ducks.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Microbiota-associated metabolite pantothenic acid enhances skeletal muscle contusion repair via epigenetic regulation of macrophage M2 polarization.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Microbiota-gut-muscle axis shapes fish muscle texture by regulating collagen synthesis.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Cetobacterium somerae as a microbial correlate of improved muscle quality after intestinal microbiota transplantation in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio).NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota in anemia: mechanistic insights into iron metabolism, vitamin synthesis, and immune regulation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Chlorogenic acid inhibits intestinal lipid uptake and promotes adipose lipid catabolism via epithelium-derived exosomes in ob/ob mice.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Dietary energy levels regulate feed intake of broilers through the brain-gut axis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Sex-dependent dynamic changes in pectoral muscle properties and gut microbiota composition in Qiandongnan Xiaoxiang chickens.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Differential effects of aerobic, resistance, and combined exercise on skeletal muscle function in high-fat diet-induced obese mice: integration of gut microbiota and metabolomics.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Systematic Exploration of Molecular Mechanisms and Natural Herbal Therapeutic Strategies for Cancer Cachexia.Cancers · 2025Review
- Effect of Replacing Corn with Rice on Growth Performance, Meat Quality, Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Growing-Finishing Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Crosstalk Between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria in Skeletal Muscle: Implications for Meat Quality.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Autism-Associated Gut Microbiota-DerivedPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of the Interaction Between Dietary Fiber Structure and Apparent Viscosity on the Production Performance of Growing Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
The concept of the gut microbes-muscle axis underscores the impact of intestinal microbiota on the muscular system, an area that is increasingly coming to light. However, current interpretations and applications of this concept remain underdeveloped. In this review, we concluded and discussed factors, such as short-chain fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, bile acids, antibiotics, cytokines, hormones, and extracellular vesicles that mediate gut microbes-muscle crosstalk and influence the gut microbes-muscle axis. Additionally, we examined how the gut microbes-muscle axis affects muscle mass, muscle strength, muscle metabolism, as well as muscle oxidative and immune status. Furthermore, we reviewed the influence of the microbes-muscle axis on muscle fiber type transition, muscle fat deposition, and meat quality. These insights illuminate the potential mechanisms by which the gut microbes-muscle axis operates in humans and animals. Thus, this review provides a theoretical foundation for future research and offers practical guidance for its application in biomedical and livestock industries.
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