Recognition of Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipain epitopes by natural IgM binding to malondialdehyde modified low-density lipoprotein.

OBJECTIVE:Increased risk for atherosclerosis is associated with infectious diseases including periodontitis. Natural IgM antibodies recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns on bacteria, and oxidized lipid and protein epitopes on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and apoptotic cells. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: S Pauliina Turunen, Outi Kummu, Kirsi Harila, Marja Veneskoski, Rabah Soliymani, Marc Baumann, Pirkko J Pussinen, Sohvi Hörkkö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3320647?pdf=render