The connection between physical exercise and gut microbiota: implications for competitive sports athletes

AE Wegierska, IA Charitos, S Topi, MA Potenza… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Mining Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium for organisms with long-term gut colonization potential

Y Xiao, J Zhao, H Zhang, Q Zhai, W Chen - Clinical Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Probiotics administered orally endure one of two fates: some merely pass through, but
others colonize the gut permanently. Although probiotics that can stably engraft in the gut …

Gut microbiota predicts body fat change following a low-energy diet: a PREVIEW intervention study

C Jian, MP Silvestre, D Middleton, K Korpela, E Jalo… - Genome medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Low-energy diets (LEDs) comprise commercially formulated food
products that provide between 800 and 1200 kcal/day (3.3–5 MJ/day) to aid body weight …

Mucin O-glycans facilitate symbiosynthesis to maintain gut immune homeostasis

T Yamada, S Hino, H Iijima, T Genda, R Aoki… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The dysbiosis of gut microbiota has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
inflammatory bowel diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been …

Dietary fibers boost gut microbiota-produced B vitamin pool and alter host immune landscape

ET Grant, A Parrish, M Boudaud, O Hunewald… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Dietary fibers can alter microbial metabolic output in support of healthy immune
function; however, the impact of distinct fiber sources and immunomodulatory effects beyond …

Comprehensive analysis of chromosomal mobile genetic elements in the gut microbiome reveals phylum-level niche-adaptive gene pools

X Jiang, AB Hall, RJ Xavier, EJ Alm - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) drive extensive horizontal transfer in the gut microbiome.
This transfer could benefit human health by conferring new metabolic capabilities to …

State of the art in research on the gut-liver and gut-brain axis in poultry

A Beldowska, M Barszcz, A Dunislawska - Journal of Animal Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The relationship between the intestines and their microbiota, the liver, and the neuronal
system is called the gut-liver-brain axis. This relationship has been studied and observed for …

Metaproteomics reveals persistent and phylum-redundant metabolic functional stability in adult human gut microbiomes of Crohn's remission patients despite temporal …

JA Blakeley-Ruiz, AR Erickson, BL Cantarel, W Xiong… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background The gut microbiome plays a fundamental role in the human host's overall health
by contributing key biological functions such as expanded metabolism and pathogen …

Mucus and Mucins: do they have a role in the inhibition of the human immunodeficiency virus?

AS Mall, H Habte, Y Mthembu, J Peacocke, C De Beer - Virology journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Mucins are large O-linked glycosylated proteins which give mucus their gel-
forming properties. There are indications that mucus and mucins in saliva, breast milk and in …

Metagenomics analysis reveals features unique to Indian distal gut microbiota

K Kaur, I Khatri, A Akhtar, S Subramanian, TNC Ramya - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Various factors including diet, age, geography, culture and socio-economic status have a
role in determining the composition of the human gut microbiota. The human gut microbial …