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How Periodontal Disease and Presence of Nitric Oxide Reducing Oral Bacteria Can Affect Blood Pressure

Nitric oxide (NO), a small gaseous and multifunctional signaling molecule, is involved in the maintenance of metabolic and cardiovascular homeostasis. It is endogenously produced in the vascular endothelium by specific enzymes known as NO synthases (NOSs). Subsequently, NO is readily oxidized to nit...

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Autores principales: Pignatelli, Pamela, Fabietti, Giulia, Ricci, Annalisa, Piattelli, Adriano, Curia, Maria Cristina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7589924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33066082
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21207538