Periodontopathogens interfere with the human renin-angiotensin system through a surface-attached protease
I. Waligorska, K. Zak, J. Budziaszek, E. Bielecka, T. Kantyka, J. Koziel, I. Thogersen, J. Enghild, P. Grudnik, J. Potempa, M. Ksiazek
This study shows that oral pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia use surface-attached proteases to alter the renin-angiotensin system by generating Ang 1-7.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology