In vivo evaluation of the activity of fluoxetine and desipramine in host response in periodontal disease

• Grant number: 08/00566-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: August 01, 2008
• End date: January 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Periodontology
• Principal Investigator: Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco
• Grantee: Luciana Salles Branco de Almeida
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Periodontal disease (PD) is an infectious disease with a multifatorial etiology. Although bacterial dental biofilm is considered the main etiological factor, the destructive nature of PD is a result of the activation of the immune and inflammatory host responses. The antidepressant drugs fluoxetine and desipramine have shown, in recent studies, modulatory properties in osteoclast differentiation and antiinflammatory activity. However, the effects of such drugs on the host immune-inflammatory response during PD is still unknown. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze the in vivo effects of fluoxetine and desipramine on the host's main immune and inflammatory reactions related to PD. Ninety rats (Wistar, Specific Pathogen Free) will be submitted to ligature-induced periodontitis in the first left lower molar. The animals will be treated once a day, by gastric intubation, with placebo, fluoxetine (20 mg/kd/day) or desipramine (20 mg/Kg/day) for 28 or 3 days, according to the methodology used. The animals treated for 28 days (n= 20 animals/group) will be sacrificed and the specimens separated for bone resorption measurement and histological analysis of inflammatory cells. The animals treated for 3 days (n= 10 animals/group) will be submitted to the following assays using the gingival tissues from mandíbula: mRNA levels of TNF-±, IL-1², COX-2, iNOs e MMP-9 assessed by RT-PCR; evaluation of protein production of TNF-± and IL-1² by immuno-enzimatic assay (ELISA); and MMP-9 activity detected by zimogram using SDS-PAGE. The authors of the present study believe that new mechanisms of action and effects of fluoxetine and desipramine on periodontal disease can be elucidated, serving as the basis for further studies aimed at developing an alternative adjuvant approach to treat PD. (AU)

Scientific publications

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BRANCO-DE-ALMEIDA, LUCIANA S.; FRANCO, GILSON C.; CASTRO, MYRELLA L.; DOS SANTOS, JULIANA G.; ANBINDER, ANA LIA; CORTELLI, SHEILA C.; KAJIYA, MIKIHITO; KAWAI, TOSHIHISA; ROSALEN, PEDRO L.. Fluoxetine Inhibits Inflammatory Response and Bone Loss in a Rat Model of Ligature-Induced Periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology, v. 83, n. 5, p. 664-671, MAY 2012. (08/00566-6)

BRANCO-DE-ALMEIDA, LUCIANA S.; FRANCO, GILSON C. N.; CASTRO, MYRELLA L.; VIEIRA, MAYANA S.; GALVAO-MOREIRA, V, LEONARDO; CORTELLI, SHEILA C.; ANBINDER, ANA L.; KAWAI, TOSHIHISA; ROSALEN, PEDRO L.. Protective effects of desipramine on alveolar bone in experimental periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology, v. 91, n. 12, JUN 2020. (08/00566-6)

Academic Publications

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ALMEIDA, Luciana Salles Branco de. Effects of fluoxetine on immunoinflammatory responses associated with periodontal disease. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba Piracicaba, SP.