Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide alters atherosclerotic-related gene expression in oxidized low-density-lipoprotein-induced macrophages and foam cells

Abstract

P. gingivalis LPS appears to be an important factor in the development of atherosclerosis by stimulation of atherosclerosis-related gene expression in both macrophages and foam cells via activation of the NF-κB pathway.