Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 21, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21111558
Keywords
microbiota; gut bacteria; hydrogen sulfide; sulfur; TMAO; indole; cardiovascular diseases; hypertension
Funding
- Medical University of Warsaw and National Science Centre, Poland [2016/21/B/NZ5/02544]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Accumulating evidence suggests that gut bacteria play a role in homeostasis of the circulatory system in mammals. First, gut bacteria may affect the nervous control of the circulatory system via the sensory fibres of the enteric nervous system. Second, gut bacteria-derived metabolites may cross the gut-blood barrier and target blood vessels, the heart and other organs involved in the regulation of the circulatory system. A number of studies have shown that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important biological mediator in the circulatory system. Thus far, research has focused on the effects of H2S enzymatically produced by cardiovascular tissues. However, some recent evidence indicates that H2S released in the colon may also contribute to the control of arterial blood pressure. Incidentally, sulfate-reducing bacteria are ubiquitous in mammalian colon, and H2S is just one among a number of molecules produced by the gut flora. Other gut bacteria-derived compounds that may affect the circulatory system include methane, nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, trimethylamine or indole. In this paper, we review studies that imply a role of gut microbiota and their metabolites, such as H2S, in circulatory system homeostasis.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available