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Differences in gut microbiota profile between women with active lifestyle and sedentary women

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Bressa, Carlo, Bailén-Andrino, María, Pérez-Santiago, Jennifer, González-Soltero, Rocío, Pérez, Margarita, Montalvo-Lominchar, Maria Gregoria, Maté-Muñoz, Jose Luis, Domínguez, Raúl +2 more·2017·PLOS ONE

Abstract

Physical exercise is a tool to prevent and treat some of the chronic diseases affecting the world's population. A mechanism through which exercise could exert beneficial effects in the body is by provoking alterations to the gut microbiota, an environmental factor that in recent years has been associated with numerous chronic diseases. Here we show that physical exercise performed by women to at least the degree recommended by the World Health Organization can modify the composition of gut microbiota. Using high-throughput sequencing of the 16s rRNA gene, eleven genera were found to be significantly different between active and sedentary women. Quantitative PCR analysis revealed higher abundance of health-promoting bacterial species in active women, including Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia hominis and Akkermansia muciniphila. Moreover, body fat percentage, muscular mass and physical activity significantly correlated with several bacterial populations. In summary, we provide the first demonstration of interdependence between some bacterial genera and sedentary behavior parameters, and show that not only does the dose and type of exercise influence the composition of gut microbiota, but also the breaking of sedentary behavior.

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Bressa, C., Bailén-Andrino, M., Pérez-Santiago, J., González-Soltero, R., Pérez, M., Montalvo-Lominchar, M. G., Maté-Muñoz, J. L., Domínguez, R., Moreno, D., & Larrosa, M.
Affiliations
  • Universidad Europea de Madrid (ES)
  • Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (ES)
Corresponding author
Larrosa, Mar
Venue
PLOS ONE
Published
2017-02-10
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
e0171352
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2586294288
Cited by
501
References
75
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Ramón y Cajal RyC2012_)
  • Universidad Europea de Madrid (2015UEM24, 2015UEM06, ASISA_2015UEM46)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
gut microbiota, physical activity, sedentary behavior, women, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia hominis, Akkermansia muciniphila, body fat percentage, muscle mass, physical activity level, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, chronic disease prevention
MeSH terms
Eubacteriales, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Adult, Female, Humans, Exercise, Body Fat Distribution, Sedentary Behavior, Verrucomicrobia

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