Periodontitis and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Possible Comorbidity between Oral Chronic Inflammatory Condition and Neuroinflammation

Periodontitis and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Possible Comorbidity between Oral Chronic Inflammatory Condition and Neuroinflammation

Periodontitis is an oral chronic infection/inflammatory condition, identified as a source of mediators of inflammation into the blood circulation, which may contribute to exacerbate several diseases. There is increasing evidence that inflammation plays a key role in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’...

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Main Authors: Francisco B. Teixeira, Miki T. Saito, Filipe C. Matheus, Rui D. Prediger, Elizabeth S. Yamada, Cristiane S. F. Maia, Rafael R. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Alzheimer disease
amyloid beta-peptides
dementia
inflammation
neurodegenerative diseases
neurofibrillary tangles
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00327/full

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