The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment

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Authors
Sanchez-Orozco NY, Rosier BT, Ruiz-Gutierrez A, Marquez-Sandoval F, Artacho A, Carrera-Quintanar L, Mira A
Journal
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes
Year
2025
We have previously demonstrated that subgingival levels of nitrate-reducing bacteria, as well as the in vitro salivary nitrate reduction capacity (NRC), were diminished in periodontitis patients, increasing after periodontal treatment. However, it remains unclear if an impaired NRC in periodontitis can affect systemic health. To determine this, the effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice (BRJ) on blood pressure was determined in 15 periodontitis patients before and 70 days after periodontal treatment (i.e., professional mechanical plaque removal, oral hygiene instruction, and subgingival instrumentation), as well as in a healthy control group of 15 individuals. Additionally, subgingival and tongue samples were taken to analyse the bacterial composition with Illumina sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. In healthy individuals, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DPB) decreased significantly (both P < 0.01) 90 min after BRJ intake, but not in periodontitis patients. However, after periodontal treatment, this blood pressure-lowering effect was recovered (P < 0.05 for SBP; P < 0.01 for DBP). Lower levels of salivary nitrate after identical doses of BRJ intake indicated a potentially higher NRC in healthy individuals (P < 0.05). Periodontitis-associated bacteria decreased in tongue and subgingival samples after periodontal treatment (P < 0.01). In contrast, nitrate-reducing bacteria were associated with health in both habitats, but increased only in subgingival plaque after periodontal treatment (P < 0.001). This is the first study showing that periodontitis could limit the blood-pressure lowering effects of nitrate reduction by the oral microbiota. We propose that an impaired NRC represents a potential link between periodontitis and systemic conditions, which should be confirmed in future randomized controlled trials. Future work should also aim to determine if nitrate prebiotic supplementation and/or tongue cleaning could improve the treatment of periodontitis and its associated comorbidities.

Experiment 1


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Subjects

Location of subjects
Mexico
Host species Species from which microbiome was sampled. Contact us to have more species added.
Homo sapiens
Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Subgingival dental plaque Subgingival plaque,Subgingival dental plaque,subgingival dental plaque
Condition The experimental condition / phenotype studied according to the Experimental Factor Ontology
PeriodontitisPeriodontitis

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Healthy controls
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis Baseline (BL)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Periodontitis before any periodontal treatment
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
13
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
13
Antibiotics exclusion Number of days without antibiotics usage (if applicable) and other antibiotics-related criteria used to exclude participants (if any)
3 months

Lab analysis

Sequencing type
16S
16S variable region One or more hypervariable region(s) of the bacterial 16S gene
V3-V4
Sequencing platform Manufacturer and experimental platform used for quantifying microbial abundance
Illumina

Statistical Analysis

Data transformation Data transformation applied to microbial abundance measurements prior to differential abundance testing (if any).
log transformation
Statistical test
ANCOM-BC
Significance threshold p-value or FDR threshold used for differential abundance testing (if any)
0.05
MHT correction Have statistical tests be corrected for multiple hypothesis testing (MHT)?
Yes

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/01/28

Curator: Miss Lulu

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2A and Figure 6A

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between healthy individuals (H) and periodontitis patients at baseline (BL) in subgingival plaque

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Periodontitis Baseline (BL)

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Actinomyces
Actinomyces massiliensis
Actinomyces naeslundii
Arachnia
Arachnia rubra
Bergeyella
Cardiobacterium
Cardiobacterium hominis
Corynebacterium
Granulicatella
Haemophilus
Kingella
Kingella oralis
Rothia
Rothia dentocariosa
unclassified Actinomyces
unclassified Gemella
unclassified Haemophilus
Actinomycetaceae F0332Actinomycetaceae F0332
Unclassified actinomycetaceae F0332Unclassified actinomycetaceae F0332

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2A and Figure 6A

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between healthy individuals (H) and periodontitis patients at baseline (BL) in subgingival plaque

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Periodontitis Baseline (BL)

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Alloprevotella
Alloprevotella tannerae
Filifactor
Lentimicrobium
Peptostreptococcus
Phocaeicola
Prevotella intermedia
unclassified Veillonellaceae
Rickenellaceae RC9Rickenellaceae RC9
Unclassified Rickenellaceae RC9Unclassified Rickenellaceae RC9

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Experiment 2


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Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis BL
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis D70
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Periodontitis after 70 days of periodontal treatment

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
decreased
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
decreased
Richness Number of species
decreased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/01/29

Curator: Miss Lulu

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2B and Figure 6B

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between D70 and BL in subgingival plaque.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in

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Actinomyces
Actinomyces naeslundii
Actinomyces oris
Granulicatella
Lautropia mirabilis
Rothia dentocariosa
Schaalia odontolytica
unclassified Actinomyces
unclassified Granulicatella
unclassified Haemophilus
unclassified Streptococcus

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Signature 2

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2B and Figure 6B

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between D70 and BL in subgingival plaque

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in

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Filifactor
Fretibacterium
Peptostreptococcus
Porphyromonas
Tannerella forsythia
unclassified Fretibacterium
Rickenellaceae RC9Rickenellaceae RC9

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Experiment 3


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Body site Anatomical site where microbial samples were extracted from according to the Uber Anatomy Ontology
Tongue Glossus,Tongue,tongue
Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Healthy controls
Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis Baseline (BL)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Periodontitis before any periodontal treatment
Group 1 sample size Number of subjects in the case (exposed) group
14

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/01/31

Curator: Miss Lulu

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2C and Figure 6C

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between H and BL in tongue coating.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in

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Actinobacillus
Cardiobacterium
Gemella
Gemella sanguinis
Haemophilus
Rothia dentocariosa
Veillonella rogosae
unclassified Veillonella

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Signature 2

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2C and Figure 6C

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between H and BL in tongue coating.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in

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unclassified Lachnospiraceae

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Experiment 4


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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 1 name Corresponds to the case (exposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis Baseline (D70)
Group 1 definition Diagnostic criteria applied to define the specific condition / phenotype represented in the case (exposed) group
Periodontitis after 70 days of periodontal treatment

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
increased
Richness Number of species
increased

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/01/31

Curator: Miss Lulu

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Source: Supplementary Figure 2E and Figure 6E

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between H and D70 in tongue coating.

Abundance in Group 1: increased abundance in Periodontitis Baseline (D70)

NCBI Quality ControlLinks
Actinobacillus
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Leptotrichia

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Experiment 5


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Curated date: 2025/01/31

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Differences from previous experiment shown

Subjects

Group 0 name Corresponds to the control (unexposed) group for case-control studies
Periodontitis BL
Group 0 sample size Number of subjects in the control (unexposed) group
14

Lab analysis

Statistical Analysis

Alpha Diversity

Shannon Estimator of species richness and species evenness: more weight on species richness
unchanged
Chao1 Abundance-based estimator of species richness
unchanged
Richness Number of species
unchanged

Signature 1

Needs review

Curated date: 2025/01/31

Curator: Miss Lulu

Revision editor(s): Miss Lulu, WikiWorks

Source: Supplementary Figure 2D and Figure 6D

Description: Bar graphs show comparisons between D70 and BL in tongue coating.

Abundance in Group 1: decreased abundance in Periodontitis Baseline (D70)

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Porphyromonas gingivalis
Filifactor alocis
Filifactor

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