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ArticlePloS one2013

Carvedilol decrease IL-1β and TNF-α, inhibits MMP-2, MMP-9, COX-2, and RANKL expression, and up-regulates OPG in a rat model of periodontitis.

Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Júnior, Tatiana Oliveira Souza, Caroline Addison Xavier de Medeiros, Lélia Batista de Souza, Maria de Lourdes Freitas, Hévio Freitas de Lucena, Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa Alves, Aurigena Antunes de Araújo

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo JúniorPost Graduation Program in Functional and Structural Biology/Post Graduation Program Health Science/Department of Morphology, UFRN, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. aurigena@ufrnet.br
Tatiana Oliveira Souza
Caroline Addison Xavier de Medeiros
Lélia Batista de Souza
Maria de Lourdes Freitas
Hévio Freitas de Lucena
Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa Alves
Aurigena Antunes de Araújo
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRUniversidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontal diseases are initiated primarily by Gram-negative, tooth-associated microbial biofilms that elicit a host response that causes osseous and soft tissue destruction. Carvedilol is a β-blocker used as a multifunctional neurohormonal antagonist that has been shown to act not only as an anti-oxidant but also as an anti-inflammatory drug. This study evaluated whether Carvedilol exerted a protective role against ligature-induced periodontitis in a rat model and defined how Carvedilol affected metalloproteinases and RANKL/RANK/OPG expression in the context of bone remodeling. Rats were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 10/group): (1) non-ligated (NL), (2) ligature-only (LO), and (3) ligature plus Carvedilol (1, 5 or 10 mg/kg daily for 10 days). Periodontal tissue was analyzed for histopathlogy and using immunohistochemical analysis characterized the expression profiles of MMP-2, MMP-9, COX-2, and RANKL/RANK/OPG and determined the presence of IL-1β, IL-10 and TNF-α, myeloperoxidase (MPO), malonaldehyde (MDA) and, glutathione (GSH). MPO activity in the group with periodontal disease was significantly increased compared to the control group (p<0.05). Rats treated with 10 mg/kg Carvedilol presented with significantly reduced MPO and MDA concentrations (p<0.05) in addition to presenting with reduced levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1 β and TNF-α (p<0.05). IL-10 levels in Carvedilol-treated rats remained unaltered. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated reduced expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, RANK, RANKL, COX-2, and OPG in rats treated with 10 mg/kg Carvedilol. This study demonstrated that Carvedilol affected bone formation/destruction and anti-inflammatory activity in a rat model of periodontitis.

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AnimalsCarbazolesCarvedilolCyclooxygenase 2Disease Models, AnimalInterleukin-1betaMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9OsteoprotegerinOxidative StressPeriodontitisPropanolaminesRANK LigandRatsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCarbazolesCarvedilolCyclooxygenase 2Interleukin-1betaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 9OsteoprotegerinPropanolaminesRANK LigandTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID23843954
PMCPMC3700994
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