Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (HDPs) represent a global clinical challenge, affecting
5–10% of women and leading to complications for both maternal well-being and fetal …

Hypertension in pregnancy is prevalent, affecting around 10% of pregnancies worldwide,
and significantly increases the risk of adverse outcomes for both mothers and their babies …

Veillonella spp. are nitrate-reducing bacteria with anaerobic respiratory activity that reduce
nitrate to nitrite. They are obligate anaerobic, Gram-negative cocci that ferment lactate as the …

Background Oral microbes mediate the production of nitric oxide (NO) through the
denitrification pathway. This study aimed to investigate the association between oral …

The generation of nitrite by the oral microbiota is believed to contribute to healthy
cardiovascular function, with oral nitrate reduction to nitrite associated with systemic blood …

During pregnancy, all major physiological systems undergo remarkable changes, driven
largely by alterations in the maternal hormonal milieu. In healthy pregnancies, maternal …

Aerospace medicine required controlled terrestrial models to investigate influences of
altered atmosphere conditions, such as hypoxia, on human health and performance. These …

Extract 15 years ago in the European Respiratory Journal, Mannino et al.[1] presented their
report identifying an increased risk of developing hypertension in patients with COPD …

Purpose: Dietary nitrate supplementation increases nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability and
reduces blood pressure (BP). Inter-individual differences in these responses are suspected …