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- Title
Carvacrol Ameliorates Ligation-Induced Periodontitis in Rats.
- Authors
Kuo, Po-Jan; Hung, Tsung-Fu; Lin, Chi-Yu; Hsiao, Hsiang-Yin; Fu, Min-Wen; Hong, Po-Da; Chiu, Hsien-Chung; Fu, Earl
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>This study aims to evaluate the ameliorative effect of carvacrol, an anti-inflammatory monoterpenoid phenol and a major component of Plectranthus amboinicus, on periodontal damage in an experimental rat model of periodontitis.<bold>Methods: </bold>Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into ligation (Lig), non-ligation (n-Lig), and two ligation plus carvacrol (Lig+C) groups. Carvacrol (17.5 or 35.0 mg/kg body weight/day) was administered intragastrically from 1 day before ligation. On day 8, dental alveolar bone loss and gingival inflammation in periodontal specimens were examined by dental radiography, microcomputed tomography, and histology. Expressions of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger (m)RNAs, and levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in gingiva were examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and zymography.<bold>Results: </bold>Dental radiography revealed periodontal bone-supporting ratios in Lig and Lig+C groups were lower than the n-Lig group, with Lig group ratios being lowest. Compared with the n-Lig group, the cemento-enamel junction-bone distance was significantly longer in Lig and Lig+C groups, with Lig+C groups showing shorter distances regardless of radiographic methods used. Histology and histometry showed less inflammatory area and stronger connective tissue attachment in Lig+C groups than in the Lig group. Cytokine/mediator mRNA expression and MMP-9 levels were reduced in the Lig+C groups.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Carvacrol reduced tissue damage and bone loss caused by ligation-induced periodontitis. The present results indicate that carvacrol might reduce tissue destruction by downregulating expression of proinflammatory mediators and MMP-9.
- Subjects
RNA metabolism; ANIMAL experimentation; ANTI-inflammatory agents; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL models; BONE resorption; GINGIVITIS; HYDROCARBONS; LIGATURE (Surgery); PHENOMENOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; PROTEOLYTIC enzymes; RATS; DENTAL radiography; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PREVENTION; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Periodontology, 2017, Vol 88, Issue 7, pe120
- ISSN
0022-3492
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1902/jop.2017.160618