Efeito da movimentação ortodôntica na progressão da doença periodontal induzida em ratos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Marcação fluorescente de cálcio em tecidos de suporte após a movimentação dentária experimental em ratos

Pós-graduação em Odontologia - FOA

Efeito da deficiência estrogênica associada ao consumo de álcool no côndilo mandibular de ratas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo histomorfométrico e imunoistoquímico dos efeitos da terapia fotodinâmica antimicrobiana no tratamento da doença periodontal induzida em ratos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Características morfológicas do osso alveolar de ratos tratados com ciclosporina-A ou tracolimus

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação do efeito da ciclosporina A sobre o tecido ósseo de ratos com doença periodontal induzida por ligadura

Pós-graduação em Odontologia - FOAR

Influência da Calcarea phosphorica e do alendronato sódico na remodelação óssea de ratas ovariectomizadas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influência da ovariectomia associada à dieta deficiente em cálcio na periodontite experimental

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Ação da terapia fotodinâmica no tratamento da doença periodontal experimentalmente induzida em ratos tratados ou não com nicotina: estudo histológico, histométrico e imunoistoquímico

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Avaliação do efeito da Sinvastatina em ratos submetidos a periodontite experimental e imunossuprimidos por Ciclosporina-A e Tacrolimus

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Efeito da deficiência de magnésio sobre o metabolismo do tecido ósseo

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Copaiba oil effect on experimental jaw defect in Wistar rats

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of copaiba oil on jaw defects repair in Wistar rats treated with bioglass or adipose tissue. METHODS: A jaw defect was randomly created in forty-two rats and filled with bioglass or adipose tissue. The two groups (Gbio and Gcell) were subdivided in three subgroups with seven animals each according to gavage administration: control (distillated water), oil (copaiba oil) and melox (meloxicam). Euthanasia was performed after forty post-operative days. The bone formation was analyzed regarding the histological aspects. RESULTS: The osteoclasts activity was observed only in four subgroups (p=0.78). Regarding the osteoblasts presence, it was very similar between the subgroups, the difference was due to Gcell-melox (p=0.009) that presented less osteoblastic activity. The inflammatory cells were more evident in Gcell-melox subgroup, however, there was no difference in comparison with the other subgroups (p=0.52). Bone formation was observed in all subgroups, just two animals showed no bone formation even after 40 days. More than 50% of bone matrix mineralization was observed in 56% (23 animals) of the analyzed areas. The bone matrix mineralization was not different between subgroups (p=0.60). CONCLUSIONS: The subgroups that received copaiba oil showed bone repair, although not statistically significant in comparison to subgroups treated whit meloxicam or controls. Copaiba oil administered by gavage had no effect on bone repair in this experimental model.

Impacto de drogas antiplaquetárias na doença e no reparo periodontal experimental em ratos

Pós-graduação em Odontologia - FOAR

Histological analysis of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone during dental movement in diabetic rats subjected to low-level laser therapy

Objective: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the histological changes of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone during dental movement in diabetic rats subjected to low level laser therapy (LLLT).Methods: The movement of the upper molar was performed in 60 male Wistar rats divided into four groups (n = 15): CTR (control), DBT (diabetic), CTR/LT (irradiated control) and DBT/LT (irradiated diabetic). Diabetes was induced with alloxan (150 mg/kg, i.p.). LLLT was applied with GaAlAs laser at 780 nm (35 J/cm(2)). After 7, 13 and 19 days, the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone were histologically analyzed.Results: The mean of osteoblasts (p < 0.01) and blood vessels (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased in DBT compared with CTR at 7 days, whereas the mean of osteoclasts was lower at 7 (p < 0.001) and 13 days (p < 0.05). In DBT/LT, only the mean of osteoclasts was lower than in CTR (p < 0.05) at 7 days, but no difference was observed at 13 and 19 days (p > 0.05). The collagenization of the periodontal ligament was impaired in DBT, whereas DBT/LLT showed density/disposition of the collagen fibers similar to those observed in CTR.Conclusions: LLLT improved the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone remodeling activity in diabetic rats during dental movement. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Oral squamous carcinoma cells secrete RANKL directly supporting osteolytic bone loss

Objective: Local invasion of bone is a frequent complication of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Development of these osteolytic lesions is mediated by osteoclasts. Receptor activation of NF-kappa B ligand (RANKL) signaling, counteracted by osteoprotegerin (OPG), regulates osteoclastogenesis. Previous studies in rodent models have demonstrated that inhibition of RANKL decreases tumor growth and lesions within bone. However, the contributory role of OSCC cells to this disease process has yet to be defined.Methods: RANKL expression was assessed in a panel of OSCC cell lines by qPCR, flow cytometry, and ELISA. Induction of osteoclastogenesis was assessed by co-culture with macrophages or with OSCC-derived conditioned medium. In an animal model of bone invasion, nude mice were injected intratibially with UMSCC-11B cells expressing a RANKL luciferase promoter to detect tumor-derived RANKL activity. Osteolytic lesions were analyzed by X-ray, micro-CT, and histological methods. RANKL expression was assessed in human OSCC tissues by immunohistochemistry.Results: We demonstrated that OSCCs express varied levels of all RANKL isoforms, both membrane-bound and soluble RANKL. Both co-culture and treatment with OSCC-conditioned media induced osteoclastogenesis. In mice, we demonstrated human RANKL promoter activity during bone invasion. Over the course of the experiment, animals suffered osteolytic lesions as RANKL-driven luciferase expression increased with time. After 8 weeks, human-derived RANKL was detected in areas of bone resorption by immunohistochemistry. Similar epithelial RANKL expression was detected in human OSCC tissues.Conclusion: These data demonstrate the ability of OSCCs to produce RANKL, directly altering the tumor microenvironment to increase osteoclastogenesis and mediate local bone invasion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.