| Title |
Oral Microbiome and Nitric Oxide: the Missing Link in the Management of Blood Pressure
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Hypertension Reports, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11906-017-0725-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nathan S. Bryan, Gena Tribble, Nikola Angelov |
| Abstract |
Having high blood pressure puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the USA and worldwide. One out of every three Americans has hypertension, and it is estimated that despite aggressive treatment with medications, only about half of those medicated have managed blood pressure. Recent discoveries of the oral microbiome that reduces inorganic nitrate to nitrite and nitric oxide provide a new therapeutic target for the management of hypertension. The presence or absence of select and specific bacteria may determine steady-state blood pressure levels. Eradication of oral bacteria through antiseptic mouthwash or overuse of antibiotics causes blood pressure to increase. Allowing recolonization of nitrate- and nitrite-reducing bacteria can normalize blood pressure. This review will provide evidence of the link between oral microbiota and the production of nitric oxide and regulation of systemic blood pressure. Management of systemic hypertension through maintenance of the oral microbiome is a completely new paradigm in cardiovascular medicine. |
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| United States | 10 | 25% |
| Spain | 5 | 13% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 21 | 53% |
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| Members of the public | 31 | 78% |
| Scientists | 5 | 13% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 152 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 11% |
| Researcher | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 11% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 29 | 19% |
| Unknown | 39 | 25% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 46 | 30% |
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