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The role of periodontal disease in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

XIWEI ZHAO^1,#, JINSONG WANG^1,2,#, YIFAN XU¹, JIAN ZHOU^5,*, LEI HU^1,3,4,*

1 Beijing Laboratory of Oral Health, School of Basic Medicine, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
3 Immunology Research Center for Oral and Systemic Health, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China
4 Research Unit of Tooth Development and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
5 Department of VIP Dental Service, School of Stomatology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China

* Corresponding Authors: JIAN ZHOU. Email: ; LEI HU. Email:
# These authors contributed equally to this article