A growing body of evidence supports the role of the gut microbiota in regulating blood pressure. In their Review, Marques and co-workers describe how the gut microbiota and its metabolites act on downstream cellular targets to influence the pathogenesis of hypertension. Novel strategies to modify the gut microbiota might present a new therapeutic avenue to improve health and prevent disease.
- Francine Z. Marques
- Charles R. Mackay
- David M. Kaye
