Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh

Polymicrobial Oral Infection with Four Periodontal Bacteria Orchestrates a Distinct Inflammatory Response and Atherosclerosis in ApoEnull Mice

Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Irina M. Velsko, Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 95 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontology +17

Chronic oral infection with major periodontal bacteria Tannerella forsythia modulates systemic atherosclerosis risk factors and inflammatory markers

Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh, Irina M. Velsko et al. · Pathogens and Disease · 2015 · 83 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Periodontics, Periodontology +17

Periodontal Pathogens Invade Gingiva and Aortic Adventitia and Elicit Inflammasome Activation in αvβ6 Integrin-Deficient Mice

Irina M. Velsko, Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2015 · 68 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontology +17

Fusobacterium nucleatum Alters Atherosclerosis Risk Factors and Enhances Inflammatory Markers with an Atheroprotective Immune Response in ApoEnull Mice

Irina M. Velsko, Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 54 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Infectious Diseases, Periodontics +17

Periodontal bacterial colonization in synovial tissues exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis in B10.RIII mice

Sasanka S. Chukkapalli, Mercedes F. Rivera‐Kweh, Prashasnika Gehlot et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2016 · 52 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontics +17