Prevalence of systemic immunoreactivity to <it>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans </it>leukotoxin in relation to the incidence of myocardial infarction
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic infections and associated inflammatory markers are suggested risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The proinflammatory cytokine, interleukin (IL)-1β, is suggested to play a role in the regulation of local inflammator...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/55 |