Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide affects oral epithelial connections via pyroptosis

• Main Authors: Yuyang Li (Author), Baosheng Li (Author), Yujie Liu (Author), Haoyang Wang (Author), Mengxiao He (Author), Yanqun Liu (Author), Yidan Sun (Author), Weiyan Meng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death dependent on the activation of caspase-1. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) is a major pathogenic bacterium in periodontitis and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can trigger inflammation. However, whether P. gingivalis-LPS affects...