Serum Amyloid A Promotes E-Selectin Expression via Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells

• Main Authors: Eisaku Nishida (Author), Makoto Aino (Author), Shu-ichiro Kobayashi (Author), Kosuke Okada (Author), Tasuku Ohno (Author), Takeshi Kikuchi (Author), Jun-ichiro Hayashi (Author), Genta Yamamoto (Author), Yoshiaki Hasegawa (Author), Akio Mitani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the periodontium. Recent studies suggest an association between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases. However, the detailed molecular mechanism is unknown. A previous study has demonstrated that experimental periodontitis induces serum...