Purpose:This study aimed to examine the linkage between gut microbiome taxa and exercise-induced inflammation.Methods:Twenty-five cyclists provided 4 stool samples during a 10-week period and cycled vigorously for 2.25...Purpose:This study aimed to examine the linkage between gut microbiome taxa and exercise-induced inflammation.Methods:Twenty-five cyclists provided 4 stool samples during a 10-week period and cycled vigorously for 2.25 h at 67%maximal oxygen uptake(VO2max)in a laboratory setting.Blood samples were collected pre-and post-exercise,with additional samples collected at 1.5-h,3-h,and 24-h post exercise.Primary outcomes included stool microbiome composition and alpha diversity via whole genome shotgun(WGS)sequencing(averaged from 4 stool samples)and a targeted panel of 75 plasma oxylipins.A total of 5719 taxa were identified,and the 339 that were present in more than 20%of stool samples were used in the analysis.Alpha diversity was calculated by evenness,and the Analysis of Composition of Microbiomes(ANCOM)differential abundance analysis was performed using Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology-2(QIIME2).A composite variable was calculated from 8 pro-inflammatory oxylipins generated from arachidonic acid(ARA)and cytochrome P-450(CYP).Results:ARA-CYP oxylipins were significantly elevated for at least 3-h post-exercise(p<0.001);they were strongly and positively related to Prevotella copri(P.copri)abundance(R2=0.676,p<0.001)and negatively related to gut microbiome alpha diversity(R2=0.771,p<0.001).Conclusion:This analysis revealed for thefirst time a novel,positive relationship between gut microbiome P.copri abundance in cyclists and post-exercise pro-inflammatory oxylipins.These data demonstrate that about two-thirds of the wide variance in inflammation following prolonged and intensive exercise is largely explained by the abundance of a single gut bacterial species:P.copri.展开更多
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文摘Purpose:This study aimed to examine the linkage between gut microbiome taxa and exercise-induced inflammation.Methods:Twenty-five cyclists provided 4 stool samples during a 10-week period and cycled vigorously for 2.25 h at 67%maximal oxygen uptake(VO2max)in a laboratory setting.Blood samples were collected pre-and post-exercise,with additional samples collected at 1.5-h,3-h,and 24-h post exercise.Primary outcomes included stool microbiome composition and alpha diversity via whole genome shotgun(WGS)sequencing(averaged from 4 stool samples)and a targeted panel of 75 plasma oxylipins.A total of 5719 taxa were identified,and the 339 that were present in more than 20%of stool samples were used in the analysis.Alpha diversity was calculated by evenness,and the Analysis of Composition of Microbiomes(ANCOM)differential abundance analysis was performed using Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology-2(QIIME2).A composite variable was calculated from 8 pro-inflammatory oxylipins generated from arachidonic acid(ARA)and cytochrome P-450(CYP).Results:ARA-CYP oxylipins were significantly elevated for at least 3-h post-exercise(p<0.001);they were strongly and positively related to Prevotella copri(P.copri)abundance(R2=0.676,p<0.001)and negatively related to gut microbiome alpha diversity(R2=0.771,p<0.001).Conclusion:This analysis revealed for thefirst time a novel,positive relationship between gut microbiome P.copri abundance in cyclists and post-exercise pro-inflammatory oxylipins.These data demonstrate that about two-thirds of the wide variance in inflammation following prolonged and intensive exercise is largely explained by the abundance of a single gut bacterial species:P.copri.
