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Moro MG, Oliveira MDS, Santana MM, de Jesus FN, Feitosa K, Teixeira SA, Franco GCN, Spolidorio LC, Muscará MN, Holzhausen M. Leukotriene receptor antagonist reduces inflammation and alveolar bone loss in a rat model of experimental periodontitis. J Periodontol 2021; 92:e84-e93. [PMID: 33491771 DOI: 10.1002/jper.20-0718] [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: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Leukotrienes (LTs) participate in the process of tissue damage in periodontal disease by leukocyte chemotaxis and osteoclastic activation. The activation of Cysteinyl-LT receptor is associated with increased expression of proinflammatory molecules and osteoclastogenesis. However, its implications on periodontal disease progression have not been studied. The present study evaluated the effect of the cysteinyl-LT receptor antagonist (montelukast [MT]) on ligature-induced experimental periodontitis (EP) in rats. METHODS Adult male Wistar rats were subjected to bilateral ligature-induced periodontitis and orally treated with MT (at doses of 10 or 30 mg/kg/d, MT10, and MT30, respectively). Sham animals had the ligatures immediately removed and received placebo treatment. Sets of animals were euthanized 7, 14, or 21 days after ligature placement and the mandibles were removed for macroscopic evaluation of alveolar bone loss (ABL). In addition, histological analysis of periodontal tissues, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity of gingival tissues, and periodontal tissue expression of collagen type I, RUNX2, RANK, RANKL, OPG, BLT1, Cys-LTR1, LTA4H, and LTC4S were also analyzed. RESULTS MT significantly reduced ABL at 14 (MT10 and MT30) and 21 days (MT10) (P < 0.05), gingival MPO at 7 (MT10) and 14 days (MT30) (P < 0.05), LTA4H, BLT1 and LTC4S gene expression on day 14 day (MT30, P < 0.05) and increased RUNX2 expression on day 14 (MT30, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Systemic therapy with MT decreases periodontal inflammation and ABL in ligature-induced periodontitis in rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcella G Moro
- Department of Stomatology, Discipline of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, Discipline of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, Discipline of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Karla Feitosa
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Simone A Teixeira
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Gilson C N Franco
- Department of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School of Araraquara, State University of São Paulo (UNESP) Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Marcelo N Muscará
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Marinella Holzhausen
- Department of Stomatology, Discipline of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (FOUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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