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ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2021

Dysbiosis of the Salivary Microbiome is Associated with Hypertension and Correlated with Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers.

Muhammad U Sohail, Lars Hedin, Maha Al-Asmakh

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Article in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad U SohailProteomics Core, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
Lars HedinThe Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, Molde Kommune, 6413, Norway.
Maha Al-AsmakhDepartment of Biomedical Science, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-7855-4001
Qatar University · QAWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypertension (HT) is an idiopathic disease with severe complications and a high incidence of global mortality. Although the disease shares characteristic features with diabetes and obesity, the complex interplay of endogenous and environmental factors is not well characterized. The oral microbiome has recently been studied to better understand the role of commensal microorganisms in metabolic disorders, including HT, although its role in disease etiology is unclear.

methodsTo bridge this gap, we compared the oral microbiome and clinical chemistry of adult subjects enrolled at Qatar Biobank. Clinical chemistry was performed using Roche Cobas-6000 analyzer. Saliva samples were subjected to 16S rRNA sequencing using Illumina MiSeq platform. Cross-gender comparisons were made between control (males/females) (C-M and C-F) and HT (HT-M and HT-F) groups.

resultsThe HT groups had higher (

conclusionIn conclusion, these observations suggest a strong association of HT with microbial dysbiosis, where microbial species other than nitrate-reducing microbes contribute to blood pressure regulation. The findings affirm plausible microbial signatures of hypertension and suggest manipulating these microbes as a novel treatment modality. Future experiments are warranted for the mechanistic investigation of hypertension metagenomics and microbial activity.

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hypertensionlipid profilePrevotellaQatar Biobanksalivary microbiomeVeillonella

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