Gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites in cardiovascular diseases.
10.1097/CM9.0000000000002206
- VernacularTitle:Gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites in cardiovascular diseases
- Author:
Xiaofeng CHEN
1
;
Hua ZHANG
2
;
Sichong REN
3
;
Yangnan DING
4
;
Naznin Sultana REMEX
5
;
Md Shenuarin BHUIYAN
5
;
Jiahua QU
6
;
Xiaoqiang TANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
3. Department of Nephrology, Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
4. Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
5. Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
6. Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2023;136(19):2269-2284
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, aneurysm, thrombosis, and hypertension, are a great economic burden and threat to human health and are the major cause of death worldwide. Recently, researchers have begun to appreciate the role of microbial ecosystems within the human body in contributing to metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that the gut microbiota is closely associated with the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases. The gut microbiota functions as an endocrine organ that secretes bioactive metabolites that participate in the maintenance of cardiovascular homeostasis, and their dysfunction can directly influence the progression of cardiovascular disease. This review summarizes the current literature demonstrating the role of the gut microbiota in the development of cardiovascular diseases. We also highlight the mechanism by which well-documented gut microbiota-derived metabolites, especially trimethylamine N-oxide, short-chain fatty acids, and phenylacetylglutamine, promote or inhibit the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. We also discuss the therapeutic potential of altering the gut microbiota and microbiota-derived metabolites to improve or prevent cardiovascular diseases.
