Exercise and gut immune function: evidence of alterations in colon immune cell homeostasis and microbiome characteristics with exercise training

An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

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Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

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The Neuroendocrinology of Stress: A Never Ending Story

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Regulation of inflammatory responses by gut microbiota and chemoattractant receptor GPR43

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Diet-Induced Obesity Is Linked to Marked but Reversible Alterations in the Mouse Distal Gut Microbiome

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Transfer of intestinal microbiota from lean donors increases insulin sensitivity in individuals with metabolic syndrome

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Treg induction by a rationally selected mixture of Clostridia strains from the human microbiota

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Cytokines in inflammatory bowel disease

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Diversity, metabolism and microbial ecology of butyrate-producing bacteria from the human large intestine

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Dao, M. C., Everard, A., Aron-Wisnewsky, J., Sokolovska, N., Prifti, E., Verger, E. O., Kayser, B. D., Levenez, F., Chilloux, J., Hoyles, L., et al. (2016) · Gut · doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308778 · Cited by 1,931

Device-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and prognosis of inflammatory bowel diseasePreprint

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The Effect of Various Types of Exercise on Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review

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The role of the gut microbiome in cardiovascular disease

Świątko, M., Sosnowski, P., Rybak, J., Grzebyk, M., Tokarska, A., Arnista, A., Gawrońska, K., Waszczuk, A., Kołodziejczyk, A., & Łapiński, P. (2025) · Journal of Education Health and Sport · doi:10.12775/jehs.2025.82.60447 · Cited by 1

Exercise in patients with metastatic prostate cancer: A comprehensive review

Carrillo, F. J. M. I., de Herreros, M. G., Carrillo, D., Peralta, O., Aversa, C., Fernández-Mañas, L., Ferrer‐Mileo, L., Altamirano, M. F. A., Torras, Ò. R., Jiménez, N., et al. (2025) · Cancer Treatment Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2025.102996 · Cited by 2

Papel de la alimentación en la respuesta a infecciones respiratorias altas en atletas de élite

Aguilar, M., Giménez-Blasi, N., Latorre, J. A., Martı́nez-Bebiá, M., Bach-Faig, A., & Mariscal‐Arcas, M. (2021) · Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición · doi:10.37527/2021.71.1.007 · Cited by 1

Perspectives of personalized weight loss interventions based on exercise genomics, nutrigenetic, epigenetic, and metagenomic data in fitness and sport

Nicoletti, C., de Oliveira, B. P. D., Pinhel, M. A. S., & Nonino, C. (2019) · Sports, Exercise, and Nutritional Genomics · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-816193-7.00021-x

Exercise training restores weight gain and attenuates hepatic inflammation in a rat model of non‐celiac gluten sensitivity

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Cross-sectional analysis of the microbiota of human gut and their direct environment (exposome) in a household cohort in northern VietnamPreprint

Bich, V. T. N., Hai, H. B., Galazzo, G., Vu, D. T. V., Oomen, M., Minh, T. N. N., Hoang, T. H., van Doorn, H. R., Wertheim, H. F. L., & Penders, J. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.02.23.432416 · Cited by 1

Energy Balance: Through the Looking Glass

Brilla, L. R. (2016) · Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies · doi:10.4172/2161-0673.1000e149

Exercise and Dietary Factors Affecting the Microbiota: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

Marroquín, F. E. M. (2017) · Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Engineering · doi:10.15406/jnhfe.2017.06.00199

The effects of exercise training on the gut microbiota, microbial metabolites and microbial-host interactions in mice and humans

Allen, J. M. (2017) · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Efeito do treinamento físico sobre a microbiota intestinal e impactos nutricionais da caquexia associada ao câncer.

Caro, P. L. (2017) · Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (Universidade de São Paulo) · doi:10.11606/d.42.2018.tde-20022018-140447

Immunologia dla specjalistów medycyny paliatywnej. Rola receptorów Toll-like w wywoływaniu objawów choroby

Żylicz, Z. (2019) · Palliative Medicine in Practice · doi:10.5603/pmpi.2019.0010

Physical activity regulates the intestinal microbiota composition

Jurdana, M., & Barlič‐Maganja, D. (2019) · Annales Kinesiologiae · doi:10.35469/ak.2019.185

The Association Between Environmental Factors and the Risk of Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Elten, M. (2020) · uO Research (University of Ottawa) · doi:10.20381/ruor-24448

Convergence Study for Effect of Probiotics Ingestion and Aerobic Exercise with Different Intensities on Motor Learning and Bodyweight in Adolescence

Park, K., & Kim, J.-C. (2020) · Journal of the Korean Chemical Society · doi:10.15207/jkcs.2020.11.9.297

Dietary Tryptophan Requirements in Adult Dogs and How Optimization of the Tryptophan to Large Neutral Amino Acid Ratio Affects the Metabolism and Gut Health in Actively Training Sled Dogs

Templeman, J. R. (2020) · The Atrium (University of Guelph)

The influence of infant formulas on the growth of commensal and pathogenic Streptococcus species in the infant oral cavity

Waynick, G. (2021) · Hollins Digital Commons (Hollins University)

Gut microbiota related to nutrition and physical activity: an integrative review

Campos, L. F. (2021) · International Journal of Nutrology · doi:10.54448/ijn22102

Relationship Between Gut Microbial Health, Exercise, Race, and Hypertension: Updating Mechanistic Perspective

Cook, M. D. (2019) · Online Journal of Cardiology Research & Reports · doi:10.33552/ojcrr.2019.02.000539

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