The increase in plasma nitrite after a dietary nitrate load is markedly attenuated by an antibacterial mouthwash.

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Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans. (2011, background): “Mounting data suggest that nitrite is an obligate intermediate in the bioactivation of nitrate (Govoni et al., 2008; Webb et al., 2008) and that ETS proteins are capable of reducing nitrite to NO (Nohl et al.”
Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of low-intensity exercise and enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise in humans. (2009, neutral): “Importantly, interrupting the entero-salivary circulation by spitting out saliva thwarted the rise in plasma [NO2 ] (62), while administration of antibacterial mouthwash before sodium nitrate ingestion also prevented the rise in plasma [NO2 ] by decreasing the NO3 -reducing bacteria counts in the or”
Food sources of nitrates and nitrites: the physiologic context for potential health benefits. (2009, background): “Indeed, use of an antibacterial mouthwash after consumption of dietary nitrate (10 mg/kg in water) attenuates the expected postprandial rise in plasma nitrite (37).”
The oral microbiome – an update for oral healthcare professionals (2016, background): “67 70 While these findings are interesting, it is important to note that confirmation from larger-scale studies is necessary before any firm conclusions can be drawn.”