Associations between gut microbiome and 24-hour blood pressure variability: a cross-sectional study highlighting sex differences and potential therapeutic targets
Preeti Dinesh Virwani, Gordon Qian, Carman Nga-Man Cheung, Tommy K.K.T.S. Pijarnvanit, Matthew S.S. Hsu, Yick Hin Chow, Lok Kan Tang, Yiu-Hei Tse, Jia-Wen Xian, Shirley Sau-Wing Lam, Crystal P.I. Lee, Chelsea C.W. Lo, Roxanna K.C. Liu, Tsi Lok Ho, Bak Yue Chow, Kin Sum Leung, Emily K.K. Lo, Man-Fung · 2026
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Preeti Dinesh Virwani and co-authors report a study from two thousand twenty-six on gut microbes and swings in blood pressure over a day. Wide swings are a risk factor for heart and vessel disease on their own. Gut microbes are known to affect blood pressure, but their link to its daily variability was unclear.
The team studied two hundred thirty-five adults in Hong Kong, tracking pressure for a full day and reading gut microbes from stool. Microbe diversity linked to smaller pressure swings in women. In men, the pattern of species and functions linked to swings instead, with one species standing out as a driver of several risk pathways. The signatures barely overlapped between the sexes, a point the authors stress for future treatment design.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Preeti Dinesh Virwani, Gordon Qian, Carman Nga-Man Cheung, Tommy K.K.T.S. Pijarnvanit, Matthew S.S. Hsu, Yick Hin Chow, Lok Kan Tang, Yiu-Hei Tse, Jia-Wen Xian, Shirley Sau-Wing Lam, Crystal P.I. Lee, Chelsea C.W. Lo, Roxanna K.C. Liu, Tsi Lok Ho, Bak Yue Chow, Kin Sum Leung, Emily K.K. Lo, Man-Fung |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |