Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced endothelial ferroptosis promotes atherosclerosis.
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn), a key periodontal pathogen, induces ferroptosis in vascular endothelial cells and to evaluate its role in Fn-associated atherosclerosis progression. DESIGN Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to Fn in the presence...