Monsurat Abdulwahab

Mrs. Monsurat Abdulwahab

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 August 2022 in Foods
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YMYAHKUB BABATUNDE MUTALUB
YAHKUB BABATUNDE MUTALUB
MAMonsurat Abdulwahab
Monsurat Abdulwahab
AMAlkali Mohammed
Alkali Mohammed
AYAishat Mutalib Yahkub
Aishat Mutalib Yahkub
SASameer Badri AL-MHANNA
Sameer Badri AL-MHANNA
SMSiti Safiah Mokhtar
Siti Safiah Mokhtar
The human gut harbors microbial ecology that is in a symbiotic relationship with its host and has a vital function in keeping host homeostasis. Inimical alterations in the composition of gut microbiota, known as gut dysbiosis, have been associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Studies have revealed the variation in gut microbiota composition in healthy individuals as compared to the composition of those with cardiometabolic diseases. Perturbation of host–microbial interaction attenuates physiological processes and may incite several cardiometabolic disease pathways. This imbalance contributes to cardiometabolic diseases via metabolism-independent and metabolite-dependent pathways. The aim of this review was to elucidate studies that have demonstrated the complex relationship between the intestinal microbiota as well as their metabolites and the development/progression of cardiometabolic diseases. Furthermore, we systematically itemized the potential therapeutic approaches for cardiometabolic diseases that target gut microbiota and/or their metabolites by following the pathophysiological pathways of disease development. These approaches include the use of diet, prebiotics, and probiotics. With the exposition of the link between gut microbiota and cardiometabolic diseases, the human gut microbiota therefore becomes a potential therapeutic target in the development of novel cardiometabolic agents.