title: Voluntary running exercise alters microbiota composition and increases n-butyrate concentration in the rat cecum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8589, Japan.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ushida
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chiji
authors.forename: Noritaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002087:Butyrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002432:Cecum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates