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Table 1 Studies about exercise and gut microbiota

From: Physical exercise, gut, gut microbiota, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

Model

Exercise

Changes of microbial groups or SCFA

Position

Reference

diet-induced obesity

C57 BL/6 mice

high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for 6 weeks

↑Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes

↑Fecal microbiota genetic capacity

distal gut

feces

[59]

Normal diet SD rats

voluntary access to exercise (i.e., wheel running)

↑Bacteroidetes

↓Firmicutes↑Lactobacillus, Bifodobacterim

↑Blautia Coccoides Eubacterium rectale

↓Clostridium Enterococcus

feces

[70]

6w Male Wistar rats

voluntary running exercise

↑butyrate

↑phylum of Firmicutes (SM7/11, T2-87)

colon

[62]

Rugby players

rugby

↑microbial diversity

↑Akkermansia

↑Firmicutes in athletes

↓Bacteroidetes

feces

[71]

Diabetic Mice(db/db)

low-intensity treadmill running

↑ Firmicutes

↓ Bacteroides/Prevotella

cecal

feces

[60]