Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathon

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 14; p. 1268306
• Main Authors: Kelly, Melani R., Emerson, Dawn M., McDermott, Brendon P., Atkins, Whitley C., Butts, Cory L., Laursen, R. Mark, Troyanos, Christopher, Duckett, Andrew, Siedlik, Jacob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 16.10.2023
• Subjects: endurance exercise; hydration; intestinal epithelium; intestinal fatty acid binding protein; Physiology; race medicine

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 aim was to study intestinal cell injury [via intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP)] and perceived GI dist...