Dietary Approaches to Prevent Hypertension
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 July 2024) | Viewed by 2006
Special Issue Editor
2. Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ibs. GRANADA), 18012 Granada, Spain
Interests: immune system; gut microbiota; trained immunity; cardiovascular disease; probiotics
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Dear Colleagues,
Hypertension is one of the most powerful risk factors for cardiovascular events, including stroke and myocardial infarction. Around one-quarter of the world’s population is considered hypertensive, and this condition is responsible for about 41% of cardiovascular disease-related deaths. Treatment using antihypertensive drugs can reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events. Currently, it is estimated that 10–30% of the general hypertensive population presents with resistant hypertension, which is defined as high BP that cannot be adequately controlled using three different classes of antihypertensive agents, one of which is a diuretic. These data support the need for the development of novel therapeutic targets for hypertension.
Recently, an imbalance in the gut microbiota composition relative to its healthy state, termed dysbiosis, has been associated with hypertension; however, the mechanisms involved in BP regulation that are controlled by the microbiota have not yet been fully elucidated. It is essential to maintain the delicate balance in the gut microbiota to achieve intestinal immunity and whole-body homeostasis. Therefore, manipulating the gut microbiota through dietetic manipulation or the use of probiotics, prebiotics, or postbiotics may lead to the development of novel antihypertensive therapies.
This Special Issue will focus on basic and translational research and clinical evidence to achieve complete comprehension of how modulating the gut microbiota is involved in hypertension. Research will also consider the role of the immune system and the sympathetic nervous system.
Dr. Iñaki Robles-Vera
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut microbiota
- cardiovascular disease
- diet
- probiotics
- prebiotics
