Fig. 3From: Comparative study of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms: their pathogenesis and a gingival fibroblasts-based ex vivo treatmentPresence of periodontopathic bacteria in AAA and TAA. (a) By RT- PCR, Pg and Td are detected in both aneurysms lesions and Tf only in TAA. Pi is not detected in any samples. Pg is the most frequent bacteria spotted in the samples. (b) Using Immunohistochemistry, Pg protein is detected in AAA but not in TAABack to article page