Hypertension Caused by Gut Bacteria

Gut bacteria can not only affect metabolism, immune responses, and mood, but they also play a major role in causing hypertension. Jason Ridlon, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at U of I, first discovered the gene for an enzyme in certain bacteria that changes cortisol, a steroid hormone, into another steroid known as an androgen.

Gut Bacteria may cause Hypertension
- Beyond food - Metabolism can cause hypertension
- Metabolism by gut bacteria results in a molecule calles GALF, which disrupts sodium transport out of human kidney cells

Hypertension is Caused by Gut Bacteria Metabolism

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