Periodontitis induced by bacterial infection exacerbates features of Alzheimer’s disease in transgenic mice

Periodontal disease is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is a scourge of longevity that will drain enormous resources from health budgets in the future. Unfortunately, the pathogenesis of the disease remains an enigma and there is no adequate treatment or prophylaxis for the...

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Main Authors: Naoyuki Ishida, Yuichi Ishihara, Kazuto Ishida, Hiroyuki Tada, Yoshiko Funaki-Kato, Makoto Hagiwara, Taslima Ferdous, Mohammad Abdullah, Akio Mitani, Makoto Michikawa, Kenji Matsushita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01
Series:npj Aging and Mechanisms of Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-017-0015-x