Voluntary running exercise alters microbiota composition and increases n-butyrate concentration in the rat cecum.
The effects of voluntary wheel-running exercise on cecal microbiota and short-chain fatty acid production were investigated in rats. The microbiota composition was notably different between the exercised and sedentary rats. Furthermore, the exercised rats showed a significantly higher n-butyrate concentration than the sedentary rats. This alteration of the cecal microbial environment may contribute to the beneficial effect of exercise on gastrointestinal disorders.
Matsumoto
Megumi
M
Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan.
Inoue
Ryo
R
Tsukahara
Takamitsu
T
Ushida
Kazunari
K
Chiji
Hideyuki
H
Matsubara
Noritaka
N
Hara
Hiroshi
H
D000818:Animals; D002087:Butyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002432:Cecum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D002087:Butyrates