Probiotic supplementation, traditionally used for the prevention or treatment of a variety of
disease indications, is now recognized in a variety of population groups including athletes …

The recognition that microbes are integral to human life has led to studies on how to
manipulate them in favor of health outcomes. To date, there has been no conjoint …

Heat stress induced damage to the gastrointestinal barrier can induce local and systemic
inflammatory reactions implicated in heat-stroke. Gastrointestinal barrier damage has been …

Purpose Exertional heat stress can cause damage to the intestinal epithelium and disrupt
gastrointestinal barrier integrity, leading to microbial translocation (MT) linked to the …

This study investigated the effects of 7 days of 600 mg/day anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant
extract intake on small intestinal permeability, enterocyte damage, microbial translocation …

Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances are a prevalent cause of marathon related complaints, and
in extreme cases can promote life-threatening conditions such as exertional heat stroke. Our …

Purpose Transient increase in the cardiac biomarkers troponin T (cTnT) and NT-proBNP are
observed during strenuous exercise, even in healthy athletes. Gut leakage, the translocation …

BackgroundA large proportion of endurance and ultra-endurance athletes experience
exercise induced gastrointestinal syndrome. One aspect of this syndrome is physical …

The epithelial wall leakage has been extensively studied in sports disciplines like running
and cycling. However, little is known about gut permeability in other disciplines, like rowing …

Exertional heat illness (EHI) is caused by a combination of external environment and
endogenous heat production during physical activity or work and can cause injury to the …