Moderate Exercise Has Limited but Distinguishable Effects on the Mouse Microbiome.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiome is known to have a complex yet vital relationship with host health. While both exercise and the gut microbiome have been shown to impact human health independently, the direct effects of moderate exercise on the intestinal microbiota remain unclear. In this study, we compared gut microbial diversity and changes in inflammatory markers associated with exercise over an 8-week period in mice that performed either voluntary exercise (VE) (n = 10) or moderate forced exercise (FE) (n = 11) and mice that did not perform any exercise (n = 21). VE mice, but not FE mice, had increased food intake and lean body mass compared to sedentary mice. The levels of inflammatory markers associated with exercise were similar for mice in all three groups. Traditional micr

SUBMITTER: Lamoureux EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566786 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature