Involvement of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

M, Yoneda; S, Naka; K, Nakano; K, Wada; H, Endo; H, Mawatari; K, Imajo; R, Nomura; K, Hokamura; M, Ono; S, Murata; I, Tohnai; Y, Sumida; T, Shima; M, Kuboniwa; K, Umemura; Y, Kamisaki; A, Amano; T, Okanoue; T, Ooshima; A, Nakajima

doi:10.1186/1471-230x-12-16

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Involvement of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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Yoneda M

Naka S

Nakano K

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome that is closely associated with multiple factors such as obesity, hyperlipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, other risk factors for the development of NAFLD are unclear. With the ...

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