Proteolysis of low density lipoprotein particles by Porphyromonas gingivalis microorganisms: a novel biochemical link between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases?

J Intern Med. 2008 May;263(5):553-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2008.01949.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Atherosclerosis / microbiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / blood
  • Lipoproteins, LDL / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Periodontitis / microbiology*
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis / enzymology*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Lipoproteins, LDL
  • Peptide Hydrolases