Alterations to the gut microbiome after sport-related concussion in a collegiate football players cohort: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Concussions, both single and repetitive, cause brain and body alterations in athletes during contact sports. The role of the brain-gut connection and changes in the microbiota have not been well established after sports-related concussions or repetitive subconcussive impacts. We recruited 33 Division I Collegiate football players and collected blood, stool, and saliva samples at three time points throughout the athletic season: mid-season, following the last competitive game (post-season), and after a resting period in the off-season. Additional samples were collected from four athletes that suffered from a concussion. 16S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiome revealed a decrease in abundance for two bacterial species, Eubacterium rectale, and Anaerostipes hadrus, after a diagnosed concuss

SUBMITTER: Soriano S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature