Inflammatory Cytokines as Mediators of the Association Between Obesity and Chronic Apical Periodontitis.
OBJECTIVE To assess genetic associations thatsupporta plausible causal interpretation of the obesity-chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) relationship, and to screen mediators including inflammatory cytokines, immune cell profiles and gut microbiota. METHODS Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) based on public obesi...