Fusobacterium nucleatum Alters Atherosclerosis Risk Factors and Enhances Inflammatory Markers with an Atheroprotective Immune Response in ApoE(null) Mice.

The American Heart Association supports an association between periodontal disease (PD) and atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD) but does not as of yet support a causal relationship. Recently, we have shown that major periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola are caus...

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Main Authors: Irina M Velsko, Sasanka S Chukkapalli, Mercedes F Rivera-Kweh, Hao Chen, Donghang Zheng, Indraneel Bhattacharyya, Pandu R Gangula, Alexandra R Lucas, Lakshmyya Kesavalu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4469693?pdf=render