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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Causal effects of gut microbiome on hypertension: a Mendelian randomization study.

Gang He, Yu Cao, Houzhao Wang, Xiaoying Lv

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Gang He *School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Yu Cao *School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Houzhao WangSchool of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Xiaoying LvDepartment of Blood Transfusion, Zhongshan Hospital (Xiamen), Fudan University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

Background: Previous observational studies have shown that there is an important relationship between gut microbiota and hypertension, we performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to examine whether the gut microbiota is causally related to hypertension in order to find a basis for potential diagnostic or intervention approaches for hypertension. Methods: We obtained significant single nucleotide polymorphisms related to gut microbiota and hypertension from publicly available genome-wide association studies for a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. A total of 18,340 individual genome-wide genotype data were included from 24 population-based cohorts. The inverse-variance weighted meta-analysis is the main analytical method for evaluating causal relationships, and the Mendelian randomization research results have been validated through a series of sensitivity analyses. Results: The inverse-variance weighted analysis results indicated that phylum Conclusion: Our Mendelian randomization analysis results indicate a potential causal relationship between these bacterial taxa and hypertension, providing a new perspective for the treatment and prevention of hypertension.

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blood pressurecausal relationshipgut microbiotahypertensionMendelian randomization

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PMCPMC10712025

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