From oral infection to pulmonary inflammation: periodontal pathogens and their potential role in COPD susceptibility.

Researchers found observational associations between periodontal disease and COPD, with laboratory evidence that two oral pathogens trigger inflammatory markers in airway cells and worsen lung inflammation in rats with both conditions.

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