Characterization of innate immune responses of human endothelial cells induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis and their derived outer membrane vesicles

Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the blood vessels, is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality world-wide. Involvement of Porphyromonas gingivalis in atherosclerosis is supported by observations from epidemiological, clinical, immunological and molecular studies....

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Main Authors: Meng-Hsuan Ho, Zhong-Mao Guo, Julio Chunga, J Shawn Goodwin, Hua Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00139/full