肠道菌群与心血管健康:心肠密不可分

近年来，随着多组学和下一代测序技术的发展，肠道菌群与人类心血管疾病的关系受到广泛关注。肠道菌群作为“微生物器官”，通过脂多糖等细胞成分、氧化三甲胺、短链脂肪酸等代谢物直接调节机体健康状态，也可通过细菌及其产物影响机体免疫。“肠-心轴”有望成为心血管疾病防治的新突破口。本文就肠道菌群与心血管疾病的关系、影响心血管健康的可能途径以及多种因素对肠道菌群的调控进行阐述。

Gut Microbiome and Cardiovascular Health: Heart and Gut are Inextricably Linked

In recent years, with the progress of multi-omics and next-generation sequencing technology, the association between gut microbiome and cardiovascular diseases has attracted great attention around the world. Gut microbiota, as a "microbial organ", directly regulates the host's health status through lipopolysaccharide, metabolites like trimethylamine oxide and short-chain fatty acids, and affects the host's immunity through bacteria and their products. "Gut-heart axis" may be a breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The paper briefly discusses the relationship between gut microbiome and cardiovascular diseases, the possible ways in which gut microbes affect cardiovascular health, and the regulation of gut microbiota by various factors.