Abstract Lipoproteins are important bacterial immunostimulating molecules capable of inducing receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANKL) and osteoclast formation in vitro and in vivo . Although these molecules are present in periodontopathogenic bacteria, their role in periodontitis is not know...
Abstract Lipoproteins are important bacterial immunostimulating molecules capable of inducing receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANKL) and osteoclast formation in vitro and in vivo . Although these molecules are present in periodontopathogenic bacteria, their role in periodontitis is not know...
Abstract Hypertension is one of the main causes of premature death in the world; also, it is associated with several bone alterations. Preclinical studies have demonstrated delayed alveolar bone healing in hypertensive rats. However, losartan has been favorable for consolidation of bone grafts and reduct...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute administration of nicotine and ethanol on tooth movement in rats. Two hundred rats were divided into eight groups: S: saline; N: nicotine; E: ethanol; NE: nicotine and ethanol; SM: saline with tooth movement; NM: nicotine with tooth movem...
Abstract Reports have indicated that serotonin plays an important role in cell migration and differentiation during the organogenesis of several tissues, including the oral types. Administration of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) drugs during pregnancy could affect the delivery of serotonin...
Os biofosfonatos säo eficientes bloqueadores das reabsorçöes e, por isso, säo utilizados no controle das doenças metabólicas ósseas. Os mecanismos pelos quais essas drogas interferem nos processos de reabsorçäo ainda näo estäo totalmente esclarecidos, mas incluem a inibiçäo da funçäo e a a...
Foi propósito deste trabalho, analisar morfologicamente o processo de reparo em feridas de extraçäo dental em ratos injetados com Parotin. Nas condiçöes experimentais do presente trabalho, baseados nos resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que a administraçäo do Parotin ocasionou: 1) aumento ...
