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- Mi Hye Kim, Haesu Lee, You Yeon Choi, Dae Hoon Lee, and Woong Mo Yang.
- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- J Chin Med Assoc. 2018 Feb 1; 81 (2): 141-146.
BackgroundScutellaria baicalensis (SB) is widely used as a medicinal plant to treat various inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we investigated the effects of SB on periodontitis in ligature-induced experimental rat model.MethodsRats were subjected to a ligature placement around the first molar of the mandible to induce periodontitis. 100 mg/kg SB extracts were orally administered for 14 days. The molar tissues were stained with 1% methylene blue. Histopathological changes of the periodontium were observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. The levels of cytokines were measured in the gingival tissue.ResultsAlveolar bone resorption was statistically lower in the SB group compared to the ligatured group. SB inhibited the mineralization of cementum. In addition, SB reduced the production of IL-1β, 6, -8 and TNF-α cytokine mRNA expression in gingival tissues.ConclusionThese results suggest that SB showed ameliorative effects in the ligature-induced periodontitis by inhibition of inflammatory cytokine expression.Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC.
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