TLR4 Expression by Liver Resident Cells Mediates the Development of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Experimental Periodontitis

Vladimir Ilievski; Yale Cho; Priya Katwala; Heriberto Rodriguez; Margaret Tulowiecka; David Kurian; Lara Leoni; John W. Christman; Terry G. Unterman; Keiko Watanabe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136502

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TLR4 Expression by Liver Resident Cells Mediates the Development of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Experimental Periodontitis

Vladimir Ilievski,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Yale Cho,

Affiliation Undergraduate Program, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Priya Katwala,

Affiliation Undergraduate Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Heriberto Rodriguez,

Affiliation Undergraduate Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Margaret Tulowiecka,

Affiliation Undergraduate Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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David Kurian,

Affiliation Undergraduate Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Lara Leoni,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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John W. Christman,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Terry G. Unterman,

Affiliation Departments of Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Keiko Watanabe

* E-mail: keiko@uic.edu

Affiliation Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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TLR4 Expression by Liver Resident Cells Mediates the Development of Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance in Experimental Periodontitis

Vladimir Ilievski,
Yale Cho,
Priya Katwala,
Heriberto Rodriguez,
Margaret Tulowiecka,
David Kurian,
Lara Leoni,
John W. Christman,
Terry G. Unterman,
Keiko Watanabe

Published: August 28, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136502

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