Oral microbiome diversity associates with carotid intima media thickness in middle-aged male subjects
This middle-aged birth cohort study shows that male oral microbiome diversity links to cIMT, suggesting a potential sex-specific interaction between the oral microbiome and atherosclerosis.
Authors
- Janne J. Koskimäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8241-3500)
- Pekka Ylöstalo
- Chunguang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5569-321X)
- A Nissinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4771-2753)
- Kari Kaikkonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-0105)
- Arja M. Kullaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-8185)
- Rasmus Hindström
- Juha Auvinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2067-4056)
- Ramin Akhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-5330)
- Tuula Anneli Salo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-0088)
- Sohvi Hörkkö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2118-5270)
- Anton Lavrinienko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9524-8054)
- Leo Tjäderhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5018-478X)
- Miia Hakula
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Minerva Foundation (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00773-2
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.72
Funders
- Aarne Koskelon Säätiö
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
- Suomen Hammaslääkäriseura Apollonia