Nitrate-responsive oral microbiome modulates nitric oxide homeostasis and blood pressure in humans

May 29, 2018Free radical biology & medicine

Mouth bacteria that respond to nitrate influence nitric oxide balance and blood pressure in people

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NO supplementation increased the relative abundance of Proteobacteria by 225% in the salivary microbiome of participants.

Changes in the oral microbiome were observed after 10 days of NO supplementation compared to placebo.
The abundance of Rothia and Neisseria increased significantly, while Prevotella and Veillonella decreased after NO supplementation.
Plasma NO levels increased and systemic blood pressure decreased in older participants following NO supplementation.
Higher relative abundances of Rothia and Neisseria were associated with greater increases in plasma NO levels.
Dietary intake of inorganic NO may lead to changes in the oral microbiome that relate to vascular health.

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Imbalances in the oral microbial community have been associated with reduced cardiovascular and metabolic health. A possible mechanism linking the oral microbiota to health is the nitrate (NO)-nitrite (NO)-nitric oxide (NO) pathway, which relies on oral bacteria to reduce NOto NO. NO (generated from both NOand L-arginine) regulates vascular endothelial function and therefore blood pressure (BP). By sequencing bacterial 16S rRNA genes we examined the relationships between the oral microbiome and physiological indices of NO bioavailability and possible changes in these variables following 10 days of NO(12 mmol/d) and placebo supplementation in young (18-22 yrs) and old (70-79 yrs) normotensive humans (n = 18). NOsupplementation altered the salivary microbiome compared to placebo by increasing the relative abundance of Proteobacteria (+225%) and decreasing the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes (-46%; P < 0.05). After NOsupplementation the relative abundances of Rothia (+127%) and Neisseria (+351%) were greater, and Prevotella (-60%) and Veillonella (-65%) were lower than in the placebo condition (all P < 0.05). NOsupplementation increased plasma concentration of NOand reduced systemic blood pressure in old (70-79 yrs), but not young (18-22 yrs), participants. High abundances of Rothia and Neisseria and low abundances of Prevotella and Veillonella were correlated with greater increases in plasma [NO] in response to NOsupplementation. The current findings indicate that the oral microbiome is malleable to change with increased dietary intake of inorganic NO, and that diet-induced changes in the oral microbial community are related to indices of NO homeostasis and vascular health in vivo. 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 -------------

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