Oral pathogen aggravates atherosclerosis by inducing smooth muscle cell apoptosis and repressing macrophage efferocytosis

• Main Authors: Hanyu Xie (Author), Ziyue Qin (Author), Ziji Ling (Author), Xiao Ge (Author), Hang Zhang (Author), Shuyu Guo (Author), Laikui Liu (Author), Kai Zheng (Author), Hongbing Jiang (Author), Rongyao Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Periodontitis imparting the increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases is partially due to the immune subversion of the oral pathogen, particularly the Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), by inducing apoptosis. However, it remains obscure whether accumulated apoptotic c...