Porphyromonas gingivalis–Induced NETs Mediate Neuroinflammation via TLR4 Activation
Researchers found that neutrophil extracellular traps triggered by a periodontitis-causing bacterium activate brain inflammation and impair cognition in mice through TLR4 signalling; blocking TLR4 reversed these effects.
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