Sub-Species to the Murine Placenta

) and to determine whether experimentally induced periodontitis results in adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) in mice. was assessed by PCR and inflammatory mediators were measured by ELISA or multiplex analysis. had significantly increased circulating CRP levels (p = 0.020) compared to controls while the mice with induced periodontitis had increased levels of IL-6 (p = 0.047) and IL-8 (p = 0.105). in the association between periodontitis and APO