Females have a lower incidence of hypertensive and cardiovascular disorders that may relate to differences in nitrogen oxides in the blood and saliva. Some nitrogen oxides are recycled with the help of oral bacteria to nitric oxide which is protective against vascular disorders. This study will test the hypothesis that females have different numbers and species of these nitrogen-oxide reducing bacteria.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
24
William Harvey Heart Centre
London, United Kingdom
Bacterial species identification
Time frame: At baseline
Bacterial count
Time frame: At baseline
Blood pressure
Time frame: At baseline
Nitrogen oxide levels in biological fluids
Time frame: At baseline
Oral nitrate reduction
Time frame: At baseline
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