Salivary IgA antibody to malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde associates with mild periodontal pocket depth.
Ramin AkhiAntti E NissinenChunguang WangMikael KyrklundSusanna PajuPäivi MäntyläKåre BuhlinJuha SinisaloPirkko J PussinenSohvi HörkköPublished in: Oral diseases (2021)
The current study shows the association of salivary IgA to MAA-LDL with PPD 4-5 mm in a cohort of patients with chronic coronary artery disease. Humoral immune cross-reactivation to oxidized epitopes such MAA-LDL could partly explain the link of periodontitis with systemic diseases.