Institute for Inflammation Research, Department of Infectious Medicine and Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Microbes Infect. 2012 May;14(5):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.12.004. Epub 2011 Dec 13.
Inflammation is believed to play a central part in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and much attention has been paid to the possible association between atherosclerosis and other inflammatory diseases. Periodontal disease is a common inflammatory disease affecting up to 50% of the adult population, and during the past two decades much research has focused on a possible association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. Here, we review the existing literature on the association between the two diseases.
炎症被认为在动脉粥样硬化的发病机制中起着核心作用，因此人们非常关注动脉粥样硬化与其他炎症性疾病之间的可能关联。牙周病是一种常见的炎症性疾病，影响到多达 50%的成年人口，在过去的二十年中，大量研究集中在牙周炎和心血管疾病之间的可能关联上。在这里，我们回顾了关于这两种疾病之间关联的现有文献。
