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Stéphane Bermon^1,2, Bernardo Petriz^3,4, Alma Kajėnienė^5,6

¹LAMHESS, Nice Sophia Antipolis University, France.

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Exercise influences the gut microbiota, impacting immune responses. This review explores how physical activity and gut bacteria interact to modulate immunity, highlighting the gut

Keywords:

exercise gut immunity microbiota.

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Exercise Physiology
Immunology

Background:

The gut microbiota comprises microorganisms producing hormonal signaling molecules affecting distant sites.
Microbiota is modulated by environmental factors like exercise and disease, with diversity linked to health.
Altered gut microbiota is associated with impaired health, while increased diversity enhances metabolic and immune functions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the interaction between gut microbiota, exercise, and immunomodulation.
To highlight the gut microbiota's role as an endocrine organ sensitive to exercise-induced physiological changes.

Main Methods:

Review of existing experimental and animal studies.
Analysis of preliminary data on exercise, probiotics, and immune responses.

Main Results:

Preliminary data suggest exercise modulates gut microbiota.
Gut microbiota plays a role in immune modulation and is sensitive to exercise.

Conclusions:

The gut microbiota acts as an endocrine organ.
Exercise and gut microbiota have a significant interplay influencing the immune system.