Gut Microbiota Promote Angiotensin II–Induced Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction

Gut Microbiota Promote Angiotensin II–Induced Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction

Background The gut microbiome is essential for physiological host responses and development of immune functions. The impact of gut microbiota on blood pressure and systemic vascular function, processes that are determined by immune cell function, is unknown. Methods and Results Unchallenged germ‐fre...

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Main Authors: Susanne H. Karbach, Tanja Schönfelder, Ines Brandão, Eivor Wilms, Nives Hörmann, Sven Jäckel, Rebecca Schüler, Stefanie Finger, Maike Knorr, Jeremy Lagrange, Moritz Brandt, Ari Waisman, Sabine Kossmann, Katrin Schäfer, Thomas Münzel, Christoph Reinhardt, Philip Wenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
angiotensin II
arterial hypertension
gut microbiota
inflammation
monocytes
vascular dysfunction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003698

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https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.003698

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