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Proinflammatory effect in whole blood by free soluble bacterial components released from planktonic and biofilm cells
27 Nov 2008
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BACKGROUND: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is an oral bacterium associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis. Increasing evidence points to a link between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, however, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This study investigated the pathogenic potential of free-soluble surface material, released from live planktonic and biofilm A....
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