ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Pirfenidone Inhibits Alveolar Bone Loss in Ligature-Induced Periodontitis by Suppressing the NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Mice.
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- Advanced Biological Therapies: Principles, Mechanisms and Medical Applications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Combined Therapy with Pirfenidone, Metformin, and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuates Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Inflammatory bone loss and signaling pathways in periodontitis: mechanistic insights and emerging therapeutic strategies.Bone research · 2026Review
- Anti-inflammatory effect of pirfenidone compared to dexamethasone in ulcerative colitis model induced by acetic acid in rats: involvement of miR-146a and TLR4/NF-κB signaling.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Nucleic acid aptamers in orthopedic diseases: promising therapeutic agents for bone disorders.Bone research · 2025Review
- Pirfenidone mitigates demyelination and electrophysiological alterations in multiple sclerosis: Targeting NF-κB, sirt1, and neurotrophic genes.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
- Recent advances of NFATc1 in rheumatoid arthritis-related bone destruction: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Review
- [Research Progress in the Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms of Alveolar Bone Restoration].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024Article
- The Genetic Aspects of Periodontitis Pathogenesis and the Regenerative Properties of Stem Cells.Cells · 2024Review
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- Ameliorative Effect of Ginsenoside Rg6 in Periodontal Tissue Inflammation and Recovering Damaged Alveolar Bone.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
There has been increasing interest in adjunctive use of anti-inflammatory drugs to control periodontitis. This study was performed to examine the effects of pirfenidone (PFD) on alveolar bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis in mice and identify the relevant mechanisms. Experimental periodontitis was established by ligating the unilateral maxillary second molar for 7 days in mice (n = 8 per group), and PFD was administered daily via intraperitoneal injection. The micro-computed tomography and histology analyses were performed to determine changes in the alveolar bone following the PFD administration. For in vitro analysis, bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) were isolated from mice and cultured with PFD in the presence of RANKL or LPS. The effectiveness of PFD on osteoclastogenesis, inflammatory cytokine expression, and NF-κB activation was determined with RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunofluorescence analyses. PFD treatment significantly inhibited the ligature-induced alveolar bone loss, with decreases in TRAP-positive osteoclasts and expression of inflammatory cytokines in mice. In cultured BMM cells, PFD also inhibited RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-a) expression via suppressing the NF-κB signal pathway. These results suggest that PFD can suppress periodontitis progression by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and inflammatory cytokine production via inhibiting the NF-κB signal pathway, and it may be a promising candidate for controlling periodontitis.
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