Dietary fibre controls blood pressure and cardiovascular risk by lowering large intestinal pH and activating the proton-sensing receptor GPR65
Liang Xie, Rikeish R. Muralitharan, Evany Dinakis, Simona Antonacci, Kwan Charmaine Leung, Zoe McArdle, Katrina Mirabito Colafella, Michael E. Nakai, Madeleine R. Paterson, Alex Peh, Hamdi A. Jama, Ekaterina Salimova, Dovile Anderson, Caroline Ang, Jahangir Alam, , Francine Z. Marques
This study shows dietary fiber lowers blood pressure by reducing large intestinal pH and activating GPR65 in CD8+ T cells, which reduces inflammation and hypertension-related damage.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology