Baohong Zhao

From gingiva to brain: cadmium promotes stroke via vascular mechanisms in periodontitis while vitamin k protects

Abstract Aim To investigate systemic circulatory vascular immune mediators associated with the periodontitis–stroke link and to elucidate underlying cellular mechanisms. Methods We analyzed 4,164 adults from NHANES 2009–2014 using multivariable regression, restricted cubic spline...