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Can manipulation of gut microbiota really be transformed into an intervention strategy for cardiovascular disease management?

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Recent advancement in manipulation techniques of gut microbiota either ex vivo or in situ has broadened its plausible applicability for treating various diseases including cardiovascular disease. Several reports suggested that altering gut microbiota composition is an effective way to deal with issues associated with managing cardiovascular diseases. However, actual translation of gut microbiota manipulation–based techniques into cardiovascular-therapeutic approach is still questionable. This review summarized the evidence on challenges, opportunities, recent development, and future prospects of gut microbiota manipulation for targeting cardiovascular diseases. Initially, issues associated with current cardiovascular diseases treatment strategy, association of gut microbiota with cardiovascular disease, and its influence on cardiovascular drugs were discussed, followed by applicability of gut microbiota manipulation as a cardiovascular disease intervention strategy along with its challenges and future prospects. Despite the fact that the gut microbiota is rugged, interventions like probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, fecal virome transplantation, antibiotics, diet changes, and exercises could manipulate it. Advanced techniques like administration of engineered bacteriophages and bacteria could also be employed. Intensive exploration revealed that if sufficiently controlled approach and proper monitoring were applied, gut microbiota could provide a compelling answer for cardiovascular therapy.

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Abbreviations

CVD:

Cardiovascular diseases

ACVD:

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

TMA:

Trimethylamine

FMO3:

Flavin monooxygenases

TMAO:

Trimethylamine N-oxide

FMT:

Fecal microbiota transplantation

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

CNS:

Central nervous system

GLP-1:

Glucagon-like peptide 1

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The authors would like to thank University of Hail, KSA and King Abdulaziz University, KSA for their support during the completion of the present work.

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Mehmood, K., Moin, A., Hussain, T. et al. Can manipulation of gut microbiota really be transformed into an intervention strategy for cardiovascular disease management?. Folia Microbiol 66, 897–916 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-021-00926-5

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