Effect of Simvastatin Prodrug on Experimental Periodontitis
Effect of Simvastatin Prodrug on Experimental Periodontitis
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DOI:
10.1902/jop.2016.150599
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发表时间:
2016-05-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Reinhardt, Richard A.
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作者:
Bradley, Aaron D.;Zhang, Yijia;Reinhardt, Richard A.
Background: Local application of statins has shown potential in preventing and regenerating bone loss associated with experimental periodontitis. This study evaluates the effect of a novel simvastatin (SIM) prodrug (capable of delivering high doses to periodontitis inflammatory lesion and cells) on experimental periodontitis bone loss and inflammation.Methods: Forty mature female Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to ligature-induced experimental periodontitis between maxillary first and second molars (M1-M2). Equal groups were treated with three weekly doses of: 1) prodrug carrier alone (mPEG); 2) 0.5 mg SIM dose equivalent in carrier (SIM/SIM-mPEG); 3) 1.0 mg SIM/SIM-mPEG; 4) 1.5 mg SIM/SIM-mPEG; or 5) ligature alone. Contralateral molars served as unmanipulated controls. Four weeks after initiation of periodontitis, animals were euthanized, the M1-M2 interproximal was evaluated with microcomputed tomography and histology, and data were analyzed with one-way analysis of variance.Results: Ligature alone caused a mean bone loss of 1.01 +/- 0.06 mm from the cemento-enamel junction, whereas all doses of SIM/SIM-mPEG reduced bone loss, especially 1.5 mg SIM/SIM-mPEG (0.68 +/- 0.05 mm, P < 0.001), which was not statistically different from contralateral control (0.47 +/- 0.06 mm). A dose of 1.5 mg SIM/SIM-mPEG also reduced percentage of neutrophils compared with carrier alone (2.0% +/- 1.0% versus 5.7% +/- 1.1%; P < 0.05), and increased amount of uninflamed connective tissue in the M1-M2 interproximal area (65.2% +/- 3.3% versus 46.3% +/- 3.3%; P < 0.001). The mPEG carrier alone did not have bone-sparing or anti-inflammatory properties.Conclusion: Multiple local 1.5-mg doses of a macromolecular SIM prodrug decreases amount of experimental periodontitis bone loss and inflammation in rats.