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Sousa LH, Linhares EVM, Alexandre JT, Lisboa MR, Furlaneto F, Freitas R, Ribeiro I, Val D, Marques M, Chaves HV, Martins C, Brito GAC, Goes P. Effects of Atorvastatin on Periodontitis of Rats Subjected to Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis. J Periodontol 2016; 87:1206-16. [PMID: 27240474 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2016.160075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Atorvastatin (ATV) has shown pleiotropic effects on bone tissue, and osteoporosis can aggravate periodontitis. Thus, the effects of ATV on experimental periodontitis (EP) in rats subjected to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) was assessed. METHODS Male Wistar rats were divided into the following groups: 1) naive; 2) EP; 3) GIOP + EP; and 4) ATV. Groups GIOP + EP and ATV received 7 mg/kg dexamethasone intramuscularly once per week for 5 weeks, and the others received saline (SAL). Groups EP, GIOP + EP, and ATV were submitted to EP by ligature around the maxillary left second molars for 11 days. Group ATV received 27 mg/kg ATV orally, and the others received SAL 30 minutes before EP. Periodontium was analyzed by macroscopy, microtomography, and histopathology; by immunohistochemical examination of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), wingless (WNT) 10b, dickkopf-related protein 1 (DKK-1), and β-catenin; and by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis of myeloperoxidase (MPO), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL10, reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT). Leukogram, liver and kidney enzymes, and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP) serum levels were evaluated. RESULTS ATV decreased bone loss, reduced MPO, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8, and increased IL-10, GSH, SOD, and CAT levels. ATV reduced RANKL and DKK-1 and increased OPG, WNT10b, and β-catenin expressions and BALP activity. CONCLUSION ATV reduced inflammation, oxidative stress, and bone loss in rats with EP and GIOP, with participation of the WNT signaling pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luzia Hermínia Sousa
- Postgraduate Program of Health Science, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of Health Science, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of Morphological Science, Department of Morphology, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Ribeirao Preto School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of Morphological Science, Department of Morphology, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará
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- Renorbio Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of Health Science, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.,School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará
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- Postgraduate Program of Health Science, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.,School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará
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- Postgraduate Program of Morphological Science, Department of Morphology, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará
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- School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará.,Department of Morphology, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará
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- Postgraduate Program of Health Science, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program of Morphological Science, Department of Morphology, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará.,Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará
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