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Gut Microbiota Composition Is Related to Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Healthy Young Adults
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Bacteria residing in the human gastrointestinal tract has a symbiotic relationship with its host. Animal models have demonstrated a relationship between exercise and gut microbiota composition. This was the first study to explore the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (maximal oxygen consumption, VO 2 max) and relative gut microbiota composition (Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio [F/B]) in healthy young adults in a free-living environment. Twenty males and 17 females (25.7 ± 2.2 years), who did not take antibiotics in the last 6 months, volunteered for this study. VO 2 max was measured using a symptom-limited graded treadmill test. Relative microbiota composition was determined by analyzing DNA extracted from stool samples using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction that specifically measured the quantity of a target gene (16S rRNA) found in Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. Relationships between F/B and potentially related dietary, anthropometric, and fitness variables were assessed using correlation analyses with an appropriate Bonferroni adjustment ( p < .004). The average F/B ratio in all participants was 0.94 ± 0.03. The F/B ratio was significantly correlated to VO 2 max ( r = .48, p < .003), but no other fitness, nutritional intake, or anthropometric variables ( p > .004). VO 2 max explained ∼22% of the variance of an individual’s relative gut bacteria as determined by the F/B ratio. These data support animal findings, demonstrating a relationship between relative human gut microbiota composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy young adults. Gastrointestinal bacteria is integral in regulating a myriad of physiological processes, and greater insight regarding ramifications of exercise and nutrition on gut microbial composition may help guide therapies to promote human health.
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“While no other relationships between the gut microbiota and fitness, nutritional intake, or anthropometric variables were found, VO2max accounted for ~ 22% of the variance of an individual’s relative gut bacteria (as determined by the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio).”
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“Durk et al. [93] also explored the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and relative gut microbiota composition in healthy young adults showing that Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio was significantly positively correlated to VO2max.”
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“…al studies, both in animals and humans, provide evidence that exercise increases the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes phyla , which has been reported substantial correlation with maximal o xygen uptak e (Durk et al. , 2019 ; Kang et al. , 2014 ; Lambert et al. , 2015 ; Petriz et al. , 2014 ).”
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“increase in abundance of SCFA (39,42), and a direct association between cardiorespiratory fitness (maximal oxygen consumption [V̇O2max]) and the relative composition of microbiota (Firmicutes/Bacteroides ratio) (43).”
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“Similarly, the increased Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes ratio (F/B) has been associated with higher VO2max in general heathy young adults (32).”
BackgroundOptimizing the Gut Microbiota for Individualized Performance Development in Elite Athletes
Nolte, S., Krüger, K., Lenz, C., & Zentgraf, K. (2023) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology12121491 · Cited by 28
“…studies, suggesting that VO 2 max positively correlates with the gut microbiota, more specifically with the metabolic functions of the bacteria [29,30] fitness correlates with an increase in the diversity of the microbial community and that these results are centered around functions more than…”
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Diet Is a Stronger Covariate than Exercise in Determining Gut Microbial Richness and Diversity
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The Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptors in the Regulation of Orthopaedic Diseases by Gut Microbiota
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“In a study by Durk et al. [174] on young healthy individuals, a higher Firmicutes / Bacteroidetes ratio was significantly correlated with higher VO2max.”
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“Different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, one kind of physical fitness, have been found to be associated with distinct microbial compositions [6,7].”
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“These changes create a natural barrier that prevents pathogenic bacteria from penetrating the intestinal epithelium (Durk et al. 2018).”
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Modulation of oral microbiota: A new frontier in exercise supplementation
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“We believe that chronic exercise may promote positive changes in the composition and activity of the oral microbiome, much like studies on the gut microbiome have reported (4, 5, 67-73).”
A Bibliometric Analysis on the Research Trend of Exercise and the Gut Microbiome
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“A number of recent papers have highlighted modulating effects of the microbiome on the cardiorespiratory system (Adnan et al., 2017; Durk et al., 2019; Ganesh et al., 2018; Lucking et al., 2018; O’Connor et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2017).”
BackgroundShi, Y., Wang, P., Zhou, D., Huang, L., Zhang, L., Gao, X., Maitiabula, G., Wang, S., & Wang, X. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.827071 · Cited by 14
“Recent studies have shown that the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio is closely associated with increased physical performance (Durk et al., 2019).”
BackgroundGut microbiota and physical activity level: characterization from sedentary to soccer players
Petri, C., Mascherini, G., Izzicupo, P., Rosati, D., Cerboneschi, M., Smeazzetto, S., & Suarez-Arrones, L. J. (2024) · Biology of Sport · doi:10.5114/biolsport.2024.134759 · Cited by 13
“While our soccer players’ values were comparable to those of healthy young adults in the Durk et al. study [28], although not significantly different, the sedentary sub - jects in our study showed higher F/B values.”
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“Cardiorespiratory fitness is known to increase some protective species of gut microbiota [7] but its impact on biomarkers of gut barrier permeability is not clear.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Durk, R. P., Castillo, E., Márquez-Magaña, L., Grosicki, G. J., Bolter, N. D., Lee, C. M., & Bagley, J. R.
- Affiliations
- San Francisco State University (US)
- Tufts University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bagley, James R.
- Venue
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2019-05-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 249-253
- ISSN
- 1526-484X (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2742
- PMC
- PMC6487229
- OpenAlex
- W2831365105
- Cited by
- 131
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 5
- FWCI
- 3.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (UL1GM118985)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Keywords
- gut microbiota, cardiorespiratory fitness, VO2max, Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, physical activity, young adults, dietary intake, anthropometric variables, 16S rRNA gene quantification
- MeSH terms
- Bacillota, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Adult, Diet, Female, Humans, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Exercise, Bacteroidetes, Gastrointestinal Tract, Young Adult
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