Porphyromonas gingivalis accelerates inflammatory atherosclerosis in a mouse model
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in the developed world. While a number of risk factors for atherosclerosis have been defined, scientists continue to study other possible risk factors for this disease. Recent epidemiological and experimental studies link infectious agents with the development of inflammatory atherosclerosis. A hallmark of chronic infection with the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is the induction of a chronic inflammatory response.