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Lipopolysaccharide associates with pro-atherogenic lipoproteins in periodontitis patients

Katariina Kallio, Kåre Buhlin, Matti Jauhiainen, Ritva Keva, Anita M. Tuomainen, Björn Klinge, Anders Gustafsson, Pirkko J. Pussinen

Innate Immunity · 2008 · 71 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

Endotoxemia increases with severity of periodontitis. In periodontitis, LPS associates preferentially with the pro-atherogenic VLDL-IDL fraction. Periodontal treatment has only minor effects on plasma LPS activity or distribution, which reflects persistence of the disease.

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