Toll-like receptor 2 activation primes and upregulates osteoclastogenesis via lox-1.
Kimiko OhgiHiroshi KajiyaKazuko Goto-TFujio OkamotoYasunori YoshinagaKoji OkabeRyuji SakagamiPublished in: Lipids in health and disease (2018)
This study supports that osteoclastogenesis is promoted under the coexistence of oxLDL by TLR2-induced upregulation of Lox-1 in BMCs. This indicates that periodontitis could worsen with progression of dyslipidemia.