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Aerobic exercise training and gut microbiome-associated metabolic shifts in women with overweight: a multi-omic study




AuthorsHintikka Jukka E., Ahtiainen Juha P., Permi Perttu, Jalkanen Sirpa, Lehtonen Marko, Pekkala Satu

PublisherNATURE PORTFOLIO

Publication year2023

JournalScientific Reports

Journal acronymSCI REP-UK

Article number11228

Volume13

Number of pages12

ISSN2045-2322

eISSN2045-2322

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38357-6

Web address https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-38357-6

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180575868


Abstract

Physical activity is essential in weight management, improves overall health, and mitigates obesity-related risk markers. Besides inducing changes in systemic metabolism, habitual exercise may improve gut's microbial diversity and increase the abundance of beneficial taxa in a correlated fashion. Since there is a lack of integrative omics studies on exercise and overweight populations, we studied the metabolomes and gut microbiota associated with programmed exercise in obese individuals. We measured the serum and fecal metabolites of 17 adult women with overweight during a 6-week endurance exercise program. Further, we integrated the exercise-responsive metabolites with variations in the gut microbiome and cardiorespiratory parameters. We found clear correlation with several serum and fecal metabolites, and metabolic pathways, during the exercise period in comparison to the control period, indicating increased lipid oxidation and oxidative stress. Especially, exercise caused co-occurring increase in levels of serum lyso-phosphatidylcholine moieties and fecal glycerophosphocholine. This signature was associated with several microbial metagenome pathways and the abundance of Akkermansia. The study demonstrates that, in the absence of body composition changes, aerobic exercise can induce metabolic shifts that provide substrates for beneficial gut microbiota in overweight individuals.


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