Evidence from epidemiologic studies suggests that periodontal infections are independently
associated with subclinical and clinical atherosclerotic vascular disease. Although the …

Oral conditions such as gingivitis and chronic periodontitis are found worldwide and are
among the most prevalent microbial diseases of mankind. The cause of these common …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. Its lesions are filled with immune cells that can
orchestrate and effect inflammatory responses. In fact, the first lesions of atherosclerosis …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are constitutively expressed under physiological conditions in
most organisms but their expression can significantly enhance in response to four types of …

Men may not be able to multitask, but it is emerging that proteins can. This capacity of
proteins to exhibit more than one function is termed protein moonlighting, and, surprisingly …

Background—Chronic infections have been implicated in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis, yet from an epidemiological perspective, this concept remains controversial …

Objective—Because recent epidemiologic evidence suggests that periodontal infections
may increase the risk of atherosclerosis and related events in humans, we assessed the …

Objective: Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which T helper 1 (Th1) immunity
has been proposed to play an important role. Naı̈ve CD4+ T cells differentiate into …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are present in most cells, serving as molecular chaperones, and
they play a role in cell protection from damage in response to stress stimuli. However …

Diabetes represents a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developed
countries, and atherothrombosis accounts for most deaths among diabetics. Recent …