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Oliveira LES, Moita LA, Souza BS, Oliveira NMV, Sales ACS, Barbosa MS, Silva FDS, Farias ALC, Lopes VLR, França LFC, Alves EHP, Freitas CDT, Ramos MV, Vasconcelos DFP, Oliveira JS. Latex proteins from Plumeria pudica reduce ligature-induced periodontitis in rats. Oral Dis 2021; 28:786-795. [PMID: 33586328 DOI: 10.1111/odi.13803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that latex proteins from Plumeria pudica (LPPp) have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects in rats of LPPp on ligature-induced periodontitis, an inflammatory disease. METHODS The animals were divided into groups: saline (animals without induction of periodontitis), periodontitis (induced periodontitis and untreated) and LPPp (induced periodontitis and treated with 40 mg/kg). The following parameters were evaluated after 20 consecutive days of treatment: gingival bleeding index (GBI), probing pocket depth (PPD), alveolar bone height (ABH) and gingival myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. In the hepatic tissue, malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH) and histopathological alterations were evaluated. Blood levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were measured. RESULTS Significant reduction in GBI, PPD and gingival MPO activity and ABH was seen in animals treated with LPPp compared with periodontitis. Values of GSH, MDA, ALT and histopathological evaluation were preserved in animals treated with LPPp. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with LPPp improved clinical aspects of periodontitis, reduced the blood and hepatic alterations and prevented alveolar bone loss. Data suggest that LPPp have potential for treatment of periodontitis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lucas E S Oliveira
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Bruna S Souza
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Ana C S Sales
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Mayck S Barbosa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Francisca D S Silva
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Alan L C Farias
- Laboratório de Análise e Processamento Histológico (LAPHis), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Victor L R Lopes
- Laboratório de Análise e Processamento Histológico (LAPHis), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise e Processamento Histológico (LAPHis), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise e Processamento Histológico (LAPHis), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Cleverson D T Freitas
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
| | - Marcio V Ramos
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
| | - Daniel F P Vasconcelos
- Laboratório de Análise e Processamento Histológico (LAPHis), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
| | - Jefferson S Oliveira
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Plantas Laticíferas (LABPL), Universidade Federal do Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, Brazil
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