Research Progress in the Relationship Between Trimethylamine Oxide and Coronary Heart Disease.

OBJECTIVE

To provide a theoretical basis for intestinal intervention in the treatment of coronary heart disease.

METHODS

Summarizing the mechanism of trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) inducing coronary heart disease and discussing the target of clinical intervention including TMAO generation, metabolism, and other links. The authors also clarified the potential clinical value of TMAO as a predictor of cardiovascular disease．.

RESULTS

The intestinal microbiota metabolite TMAO is closely related to the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease. TMAO can induce the development of coronary heart disease by promoting endothelial cell dysfunction, promoting foam cell formation, affecting cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, and promoting platelet activation and thrombosis. Diet, physical exercise, and other ways can reshape intestinal flora, inhibit TMAO generation, and help to prevent and cure coronary heart disease. In addition, TMAO has important clinical value in predicting risk stratification and evaluating the prognosis of coronary heart disease.

CONCLUSION

TMAO can induce and assist in the development of coronary heart disease by promoting endothelial cell dysfunction, foam cell formation, and other mechanisms. At present, diet and physical exercise can reduce the production of TMAO to a certain extent, to prevent the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease. Furthermore, TMAO is a promising predictive marker for risk stratification and evaluating the prognosis of coronary heart disease.TMAO can not only directly induce coronary heart disease by promoting endothelial cell dysfunction, foam cell formation and other mechanisms, but also promote the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease by affecting the risk factors related to coronary heart disease (such as hypertension and diabetes). It has been confirmed that diet and physical exercise can reduce the production of TMAO to a certain extent and prevent the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease. In addition, TMAO is a valuable indicator for assessing risk stratification and prognosis of coronary heart disease.