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Effects of verbascoside, biotechnologically purified by Syringa vulgaris plant cell cultures, in a rodent model of periodontitis.

AbstractOBJECTIVES:
Verbascoside has previously been characterized as an effective scavenger of active free radicals and an inhibitor of lipid peroxidation. In the present study, we have investigated the effects of verbascoside from Syringa vulgaris in a rat model of ligature-induced periodontitis.
METHODS:
Male Sprague-Dawley rats were lightly anaesthetized with pentobarbitone (35 mg/kg). Sterile, 2-0 black braided silk thread was placed around the cervix of the lower left first molar and knotted medially. Animals received vebascoside 2 mg/kg orally, daily for 8 days.
KEY FINDINGS:
On the eighth day after placement of the ligature, we evaluated several markers of inflammation: (i) myeloperoxidase activity, (ii) thiobarbituric acid-reactant substance measurements, (iii) NF-κB expression, (iv) iNOS expression, (v) the nitration of tyrosine residues, (vi) activation of the nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, (vii) Bax and Bcl-2 expression and (viii) a degree of gingivomucosal tissue injury. Oral administration of verbascoside (2 mg/kg daily for 8 days) significantly decreased all of the parameters of inflammation as described above.
CONCLUSIONS:
These results demonstrate that verbascoside exerts an anti-inflammatory role during experimental periodontitis and is able to ameliorate the tissue damage associated with ligature-induced periodontitis.
AuthorsRosanna D I Paola, Giacomo Oteri, Emanuela Mazzon, Concetta Crisafulli, Maria Galuppo, Roberto D A L Toso, Giovanna Pressi, Giancarlo Cordasco, Salvatore Cuzzocrea
JournalThe Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology (J Pharm Pharmacol) Vol. 63 Issue 5 Pg. 707-17 (May 2011) ISSN: 2042-7158 [Electronic] England
PMID21492173 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright© 2011 The Authors. JPP © 2011 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
Chemical References
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Biomarkers
  • Glucosides
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts
  • acteoside
Topics
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents (isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Antioxidants (isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Biomarkers (metabolism)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gingiva (drug effects, pathology)
  • Glucosides (isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Inflammation Mediators (metabolism)
  • Ligation
  • Male
  • Molar
  • Mouth Mucosa (drug effects, pathology)
  • Periodontitis (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
  • Phenols (isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts (chemistry, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Syringa (chemistry)

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