A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults

ABSTRACT Many components of modern living exert influence on the resident intestinal microbiota of humans with resultant impact on host health. For example, exercise-associated changes in the diversity, composition, and functional profiles of microbial populations in the gut have been described in c...

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Autores principales: Owen Cronin, Wiley Barton, Peter Skuse, Nicholas C. Penney, Isabel Garcia-Perez, Eileen F. Murphy, Trevor Woods, Helena Nugent, Aine Fanning, Silvia Melgar, Eanna C. Falvey, Elaine Holmes, Paul D. Cotter, Orla O’Sullivan, Michael G. Molloy, Fergus Shanahan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:123b424201ba429a84ccc5320d03c0822021-12-02T19:46:17ZA Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults10.1128/mSystems.00044-182379-5077https://doaj.org/article/123b424201ba429a84ccc5320d03c0822018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00044-18https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077ABSTRACT Many components of modern living exert influence on the resident intestinal microbiota of humans with resultant impact on host health. For example, exercise-associated changes in the diversity, composition, and functional profiles of microbial populations in the gut have been described in cross-sectional studies of habitual athletes. However, this relationship is also affected by changes in diet, such as changes in dietary and supplementary protein consumption, that coincide with exercise. To determine whether increasing physical activity and/or increased protein intake modulates gut microbial composition and function, we prospectively challenged healthy but sedentary adults with a short-term exercise regime, with and without concurrent daily whey protein consumption. Metagenomics- and metabolomics-based assessments demonstrated modest changes in gut microbial composition and function following increases in physical activity. Significant changes in the diversity of the gut virome were evident in participants receiving daily whey protein supplementation. Results indicate that improved body composition with exercise is not dependent on major changes in the diversity of microbial populations in the gut. The diverse microbial characteristics previously observed in long-term habitual athletes may be a later response to exercise and fitness improvement. IMPORTANCE The gut microbiota of humans is a critical component of functional development and subsequent health. It is important to understand the lifestyle and dietary factors that affect the gut microbiome and what impact these factors may have. Animal studies suggest that exercise can directly affect the gut microbiota, and elite athletes demonstrate unique beneficial and diverse gut microbiome characteristics. These characteristics are associated with levels of protein consumption and levels of physical activity. The results of this study show that increasing the fitness levels of physically inactive humans leads to modest but detectable changes in gut microbiota characteristics. For the first time, we show that regular whey protein intake leads to significant alterations to the composition of the gut virome.Owen CroninWiley BartonPeter SkuseNicholas C. PenneyIsabel Garcia-PerezEileen F. MurphyTrevor WoodsHelena NugentAine FanningSilvia MelgarEanna C. FalveyElaine HolmesPaul D. CotterOrla O’SullivanMichael G. MolloyFergus ShanahanAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlebacteriophagesexercisemetabolismmicrobial communitiesnext-generation sequencingwhey proteinMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSystems, Vol 3, Iss 3 (2018)
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topic bacteriophages
exercise
metabolism
microbial communities
next-generation sequencing
whey protein
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle bacteriophages
exercise
metabolism
microbial communities
next-generation sequencing
whey protein
Microbiology
QR1-502
Owen Cronin
Wiley Barton
Peter Skuse
Nicholas C. Penney
Isabel Garcia-Perez
Eileen F. Murphy
Trevor Woods
Helena Nugent
Aine Fanning
Silvia Melgar
Eanna C. Falvey
Elaine Holmes
Paul D. Cotter
Orla O’Sullivan
Michael G. Molloy
Fergus Shanahan
A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
description ABSTRACT Many components of modern living exert influence on the resident intestinal microbiota of humans with resultant impact on host health. For example, exercise-associated changes in the diversity, composition, and functional profiles of microbial populations in the gut have been described in cross-sectional studies of habitual athletes. However, this relationship is also affected by changes in diet, such as changes in dietary and supplementary protein consumption, that coincide with exercise. To determine whether increasing physical activity and/or increased protein intake modulates gut microbial composition and function, we prospectively challenged healthy but sedentary adults with a short-term exercise regime, with and without concurrent daily whey protein consumption. Metagenomics- and metabolomics-based assessments demonstrated modest changes in gut microbial composition and function following increases in physical activity. Significant changes in the diversity of the gut virome were evident in participants receiving daily whey protein supplementation. Results indicate that improved body composition with exercise is not dependent on major changes in the diversity of microbial populations in the gut. The diverse microbial characteristics previously observed in long-term habitual athletes may be a later response to exercise and fitness improvement. IMPORTANCE The gut microbiota of humans is a critical component of functional development and subsequent health. It is important to understand the lifestyle and dietary factors that affect the gut microbiome and what impact these factors may have. Animal studies suggest that exercise can directly affect the gut microbiota, and elite athletes demonstrate unique beneficial and diverse gut microbiome characteristics. These characteristics are associated with levels of protein consumption and levels of physical activity. The results of this study show that increasing the fitness levels of physically inactive humans leads to modest but detectable changes in gut microbiota characteristics. For the first time, we show that regular whey protein intake leads to significant alterations to the composition of the gut virome.
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author Owen Cronin
Wiley Barton
Peter Skuse
Nicholas C. Penney
Isabel Garcia-Perez
Eileen F. Murphy
Trevor Woods
Helena Nugent
Aine Fanning
Silvia Melgar
Eanna C. Falvey
Elaine Holmes
Paul D. Cotter
Orla O’Sullivan
Michael G. Molloy
Fergus Shanahan
author_facet Owen Cronin
Wiley Barton
Peter Skuse
Nicholas C. Penney
Isabel Garcia-Perez
Eileen F. Murphy
Trevor Woods
Helena Nugent
Aine Fanning
Silvia Melgar
Eanna C. Falvey
Elaine Holmes
Paul D. Cotter
Orla O’Sullivan
Michael G. Molloy
Fergus Shanahan
author_sort Owen Cronin
title A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
title_short A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
title_full A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
title_fullStr A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
title_full_unstemmed A Prospective Metagenomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Impact of Exercise and/or Whey Protein Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Sedentary Adults
title_sort prospective metagenomic and metabolomic analysis of the impact of exercise and/or whey protein supplementation on the gut microbiome of sedentary adults
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/123b424201ba429a84ccc5320d03c082
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