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dc.contributor.authorBlekkenhorst, L.
dc.contributor.authorBondonno, N.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, A.
dc.contributor.authorWard, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorPrince, R.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, J.
dc.contributor.authorDevine, A.
dc.contributor.authorCroft, K.
dc.contributor.authorHodgson, J.
dc.contributor.authorBondonno, C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T04:43:48Z
dc.date.available2018-08-08T04:43:48Z
dc.date.created2018-08-08T03:50:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationBlekkenhorst, L. and Bondonno, N. and Liu, A. and Ward, N. and Prince, R. and Lewis, J. and Devine, A. et al. 2018. Nitrate, the oral microbiome, and cardiovascular health: A systematic literature review of human and animal studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 107 (4): pp. 504-522.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70180
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/ajcn/nqx046
dc.description.abstract

Background: Dietary nitrate is an important source of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule critical for cardiovascular health. Nitrate is sequentially reduced to NO through an enterosalivary nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway that involves the oral microbiome. This pathway is considered an important adjunct pathway to the classical l-arginine-NO synthase pathway. Objective: The objective of this study was to systematically assess the evidence for dietary nitrate intake and improved cardiovascular health from both human and animal studies. Design: A systematic literature search was performed according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines by using key search terms in Medline and EMBASE databases and defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: Thirty-seven articles on humans and 14 articles on animals were included from 12,541 screened references. Data on the effects of dietary nitrate on blood pressure, endothelial function, ischemic reperfusion injury, arterial stiffness, platelet function, and cerebral blood flow in both human and animal models were identified. Beneficial effects of nitrate on vascular health have predominantly been observed in healthy human populations, whereas effects in populations at risk of cardiovascular disease are less clear. Few studies have investigated the long-term effects of dietary nitrate on cardiovascular disease clinical endpoints. In animal studies, there is evidence that nitrate improves blood pressure and endothelial function, particularly in animal models with reduced NO bioavailability. Nitrate dose seems to be a critical factor because there is evidence of cross-talk between the 2 pathways of NO production. Conclusions Evidence for a beneficial effect in humans at risk of cardiovascular disease is limited. Furthermore, there is a need to investigate the long-term effects of dietary nitrate on cardiovascular disease clinical endpoints. Further animal studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms behind the observed effects.

dc.publisherAmerican Society for Nutrition
dc.titleNitrate, the oral microbiome, and cardiovascular health: A systematic literature review of human and animal studies
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume107
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage504
dcterms.source.endPage522
dcterms.source.issn0002-9165
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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