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NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages 241-246Publisher
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.159325
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Alzheimer's disease; Inflammation; Periodontitis; Proinflammatory cytokines
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which significantly increases with age. Its onset can be either early or late. AD is characterized by the salient inflammatory features, microglial activation, and increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines which contribute to the inflammatory status of the central nervous system (CNS). Whereas, periodontitis is a common oral infection associated with the gram negative anaerobic bacteria. Periodontitis can be marked as a low-grade systemic disease by release of proinflammatory cytokines into systemic circulation and elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP). Inflammation is known to play a pivotal role in both the disease process serving as a connecting link between periodontitis and AD. The present review throws a light on possible enigmatic link between AD and periodontitis. This review is designed by collecting data from PubMed database using key words like Alzheimer's disease, inflammation, periodontitis, and proinflammatory cytokines.
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