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ArticleHypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension2016

Toll-like receptor 4 signaling has a critical role in Porphyromonas gingivalis-accelerated neointimal formation after arterial injury in mice.

Naho Kobayashi, Jun-Ichi Suzuki, Norio Aoyama, Hiroki Sato, Shouta Akimoto, Kouji Wakayama, Hidetoshi Kumagai, Yuichi Ikeda, Hiroshi Akazawa, Issei Komuro and 2 more

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Article in Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Naho KobayashiDepartment of Periodontology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun-Ichi SuzukiDepartment of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Norio AoyamaDepartment of Periodontology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki SatoDepartment of Periodontology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shouta AkimotoDepartment of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kouji WakayamaDepartment of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidetoshi KumagaiDepartment of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichi IkedaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroshi AkazawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Issei KomuroDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuichi IzumiDepartment of Periodontology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsuaki IsobeDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, we reported that a periodontopathic pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), infection induced neointimal hyperplasia with enhanced expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 after arterial injury in wild-type mice. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is known to be a key receptor for virulence factors of P. gingivalis. The aim of this study is to assess the hypothesis that TLR4 has a critical role in periodontopathic bacteria-induced neointimal formation after an arterial injury. Wild-type and TLR4-deficient mice were used in this study. The femoral arteries were injured, and P. gingivalis or vehicle was injected subcutaneously once per week. Fourteen days after arterial injury, murine femoral arteries were obtained for histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses. The anti-P. gingivalis IgG levels in P. gingivalis-infected groups were significantly increased compared with the anti-P. gingivalis IgG levels of the corresponding non-infected groups in both wild-type and TLR4-deficient mice. TLR4 deficiency negated P. gingivalis-induced neointimal formation compared with that observed in wild-type mice and reduced the number of MCP-1 positive cells in the neointimal area. We conclude that P. gingivalis infection may promote neointimal formation after an arterial injury through TLR4 signaling.

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Porphyromonas gingivalisAnimalsBacteroidaceae InfectionsFemoral ArteryMiceMice, KnockoutNeointimaSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 4

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