Gut Microbiota Has a Crucial Role in the Development of Hypertension and Vascular Dysfunction in Toll-like Receptor 7-Driven Lupus Autoimmunity

• Main Authors: Néstor de la Visitación (Author), Iñaki Robles-Vera (Author), Javier Moleón (Author), Cristina González-Correa (Author), Nazaret Aguilera-Sánchez (Author), Marta Toral (Author), Manuel Gómez-Guzmán (Author), Manuel Sánchez (Author), Rosario Jiménez (Author), Natividad Martin-Morales (Author), Francisco O'Valle (Author), Miguel Romero (Author), Juan Duarte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our group has investigated the involvement of gut microbiota in hypertension in a murine model of systemic lupus erythematosus induced by Toll-like receptor (TLR)-7 activation. Female BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to four experimental groups: an untreated control (CTR), a group treated with the...