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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Metabolic Health

Background:

  • Obesity and insulin resistance are linked to impaired intestinal metabolism and dysbiotic gut microbiota.
  • Dysbiosis may promote inflammation and insulin resistance via endotoxin release, such as lipopolysaccharides.
  • Previous research shows exercise training enhances intestinal metabolism in healthy individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how sprint interval training (SIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) affect intestinal metabolism and gut microbiota in individuals with insulin resistance.
  • To determine if exercise-induced changes in intestinal metabolism interact with gut microbiota composition and inflammatory marker release.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-six sedentary participants with insulin resistance (prediabetes or type 2 diabetes) were randomized to SIT or MICT.
  • Positron emission tomography measured insulin-stimulated glucose uptake (GU) and fatty acid uptake (FAU) in the intestine.
  • Gut microbiota composition was analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and serum inflammatory markers were quantified.

Main Results:

  • Both training modes reduced systemic and intestinal inflammatory markers (tumor necrosis factor-α, lipopolysaccharide binding protein).
  • Exercise training altered microbiota profiles, increasing Bacteroidetes and decreasing the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, with reductions in Clostridium and Blautia genera.
  • MICT specifically decreased jejunal fatty acid uptake; neither training mode significantly affected intestinal glucose uptake.

Conclusions:

  • Intestinal substrate uptake is associated with gut microbiota composition and overall insulin sensitivity.
  • Exercise training, including SIT and MICT, effectively improves gut microbiota profiles and reduces markers of endotoxemia in insulin-resistant individuals.
  • These findings highlight the interplay between exercise, gut microbiota, and metabolic health in managing insulin resistance.