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Role of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) in inflammation, periodontitis, and atherogenesis.
Annals of periodontology - 1 Dec 2001
Nichols T C, Fischer T H, Deliargyris E N, Baldwin A S
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerosis, the major cause of death and disability in the United States, is a chronic disease with inflammatory components. The first objective of this review is to explain how activation of NF-kappa B contributes to atherosclerosis. The second objective is to describe a potential link between inflammation, activation of NF-kappa B, and periodontitis. The nuclear transcription factor NF-kappa B controls the...
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