Title:Role of the Gut Microbiome in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
Including Restoration and Targeting Approaches- A Review
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Author(s): Alka Ahuja*, Saraswathy MP, Nandakumar S, Arul Prakash F, Gurpreet KN and Dhanalekshmi UM*
Affiliation:
- College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, PC130, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, PC130, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Keywords:
Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, gut, microbiome, intestinal immunity, microbiota, metabolic diseases.
Abstract: Metabolic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes, have become
the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Gut microbiota appears to play a
vital role in human disease and health, according to recent scientific reports. The gut microbiota
plays an important role in sustaining host physiology and homeostasis by creating a cross-talk
between the host and microbiome via metabolites obtained from the host's diet. Drug developers
and clinicians rely heavily on therapies that target the microbiota in the management of metabolic
diseases, and the gut microbiota is considered the biggest immune organ in the human body. They
are highly associated with intestinal immunity and systemic metabolic disorders like CVD and
diabetes and are reflected as potential therapeutic targets for the management of metabolic diseases.
This review discusses the mechanism and interrelation between the gut microbiome and metabolic
disorders. It also highlights the role of the gut microbiome and microbially derived metabolites
in the pathophysiological effects related to CVD and diabetes. It also spotlights the reasons
that lead to alterations of microbiota composition and the prominence of gut microbiota restoration
and targeting approaches as effective treatment strategies in diabetes and CVD. Future research
should focus onunderstanding the functional level of some specific microbial pathways that help
maintain physiological homeostasis, multi-omics, and develop novel therapeutic strategies that
intervene with the gut microbiome for the prevention of CVD and diabetes that contribute to a
patient's well-being.