Linking oral microbiota to periodontitis and hypertension unveils that Filifactor alocis aggravates hypertension via infiltration of interferon-γ + T cells

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ABSTRACT Periodontal disease (PD), an inflammatory disease initiated by oral microbiota, may aggravate hypertension (HTN). Few studies were employed to characterize the oral microbiota in hypertensive patients with periodontitis. To investigate the interplay between oral microbiota and hypertension in individuals with periodontitis, we initiated a metagenomic sequencing study on subgingival plaque and saliva...

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