An October 2023 study at the University of Toledo said that,
“The question we always ask is, can we exploit microbiota to help our health, for which optimal blood pressure is a cardinal sign. Until now, we have simply said changes in microbiota play a role in elevated blood pressure or hypertension. Those are important findings, but they don’t always have an immediately translational application,” she said. “This is the first time we have shown that we really can do this. It’s a proof of principle that you can use microbiota to make products that measurably improve your health.”
“Females therefore appear to readily accept all the help they can get from gut microbiota supplying ACE …For now, this is a theory that requires further experimental proof.”
“There have been questions about microbiome medicine — is it a fad or is it real? This is an extremely exciting demonstration that we can exploit bacteria to work for us, and it works for high blood pressure, something that affects a significant portion of the population … It’s that ray of hope that you may not need traditional medications to keep your blood pressure in check.”
“It is a real possibility that we can use bacteria to correct hypertension. This is a big deal, and the concept could be applied to other diseases … For example, if you are unable to control your sugar, can we have a bacteria make a protein that can lower your blood glucose? There are still a lot of questions that need answered, but now we know the paradigm works.”