JOURNAL OF SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCIENCE) ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (12): 1579-1584.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2020.12.002

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Peripheral and central inflammatory changes in experimental periodontitis rats

HU Yi1, 2, ZHOU Wei2, SONG Zhong-chen1, 2   

  1. 1. Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China; 2. Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Disease, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai 200125, China
  • Online:2020-12-28 Published:2021-02-02
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81670992, 81971299).

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Abstract: Objective · To observe the changes of peripheral and central inflammation in experimental periodontitis rats. Methods · An experimental periodontitis model was established by injecting lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) into the gingival sulcus of SD rats. The pathological changes of periodontal tissue were observed with hematoxylin-eosin staining (H-E staining). The expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6 and IL-8 in peripheral blood, spleen and brain was evaluated by real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Immunohistochemical staining was used to observe the activation of microglia and astrocytes. Differences between groups were compared by using one-way ANOVA, and Tukey test was performed for further comparison between each 2 groups. Results · Sulcus-injection of P. gingivalis-LPS induced periodontitis-like pathologies in rats. Experimental periodontitis could increase the expression of inflammatory factors (IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8) in the peripheral blood, spleen and brain of rats. Activation of microglial cells and astrocytes was observed in hippocampus of rats. Conclusion · The experimental periodontitis established by P. gingivalis-LPS sulcus injection could induce both peripheral and central inflammation. Inflammation could play an important role in the association between periodontitis and systemic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

Key words: periodontitis, P. gingivalis-LPS, peripheral inflammation, neuroinflammation

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