Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate

The oral microbiome has the potential to provide an important symbiotic function in human blood pressure physiology by contributing to the generation of nitric oxide (NO), an essential cardiovascular signaling molecule. NO is produced by the human body via conversion of arginine to NO by endogenous...

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Main Authors: Gena D. Tribble, Nikola Angelov, Robin Weltman, Bing-Yan Wang, Sridhar V. Eswaran, Isabel C. Gay, Kavitha Parthasarathy, Doan-Hieu V. Dao, Katherine N. Richardson, Nadia M. Ismail, Iraida G. Sharina, Embriette R. Hyde, Nadim J. Ajami, Joseph F. Petrosino, Nathan S. Bryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00039/full