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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2025

Causal Associations Between the Gut Microbiota and Hypertension-Related Traits Through Mendelian Randomization: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.

Yunfan Tian, Mingxia Gu, Dazhong Chen, Quanbin Dong, Yifeng Wang, Wei Sun, Xiangqing Kong

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yunfan TianDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Mingxia GuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Dazhong ChenDepartment of pharmacy, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Kunming, China.
Quanbin DongDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yifeng WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiangqing KongDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3309-1140

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Jiangsu Province Hospital High-level Talent Cultivation Program (Phase I)
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Abstract

Previous studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and hypertension-related traits like blood pressure. However, these reports are often limited by weak causal evidence. This study investigates the potential causal association between gut microbiota and hypertension-related traits using Mendelian randomization with summary data from genome-wide association studies. The inverse-variance weighted method revealed that the Clostridium innocuum group (Odds ratio [OR]: 1.0047, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0004-1.0090, p = 0.0336), Eubacterium fissicatena group (OR: 1.0047, 95% CI: 1.0005-1.0088, p = 0.0266), Lachnospiraceae FCS020 group (OR: 1.0063, 95% CI: 1.0004-1.0122, p = 0.0361), and Olsenella (OR: 1.0044, 95% CI: 1.0001-1.0088, p = 0.0430) were associated with an increased risk of hypertension. Conversely, Flavonifractor (OR: 0.9901, 95% CI: 0.9821-0.9982, p = 0.0166), Parabacteroides (OR: 0.9874, 95% CI: 0.9776-0.9972, p = 0.0121), and Senegalimassilia (OR: 0.9907, 95% CI: 0.9842-0.9974, p = 0.0063) were associated with a decreased risk of hypertension. External validation with the Guangdong Gut Microbiome Project confirmed a negative correlation between Parabacteroides and hypertension, potentially through metabolic pathways. These findings provide further evidence supporting the hypothesis that microbes and their metabolites play a role in blood pressure regulation.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeHypertensionBlood PressureCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMendelian Randomization Analysisgut microbiotahypertensionMendelian randomizationparabacteroidespathway

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PMCPMC11771804

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