ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 19 | Issue : 4 | Page : 480--485
Effects of alpha-tocopherol on gingival expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the rats with experimental periodontitis and diabetes
M Hatipoglu1, NÖ Alptekin2, MC Avunduk3
1 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey
2 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Antalya, Turkey
3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. M Hatipoglu
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya
Turkey
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate effects of α-tocopherol and/or insulin on the number of gingival inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) positive cells in rats with experimental periodontitis with or without streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes.
Materials and Methods: A total of 60 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: Group I: The group without diabetes; Group II: The group with STZ-induced diabetes; Group III: The group with STZ-induced diabetes receiving insulin therapy. All animals received anesthesia, and 3/0 silk suture was inserted around the mandibular molar teeth. All groups were divided into subgroups receiving saline (Groups IA, IIA, IIIA) and α-tocopherol injection (Groups IB, IIB, IIIB). After a period of 3 weeks, all rats were sacrificed, and the number of gingival iNOS positive cells was analyzed using image analysis software.
Results: Applying α-tocopherol suppressed the number of gingival iNOS positive cells in Groups IB, IIB, and IIIB compared to application of saline (Groups IA, IIA, and IIIA) (P < 0.05). Numbers of gingival iNOS positive cells were found to be similar in the Groups I and III (P > 0.05).
Conclusions: Within limitations of the current study, this is the first study one may suggest that α-tocopherol may reduce oxidative damage in the gingiva of the rats with periodontitis with or without STZ-induced diabetes and increase effects of insulin.
How to cite this article:
Hatipoglu M, Alptekin N Ö, Avunduk M C. Effects of alpha-tocopherol on gingival expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the rats with experimental periodontitis and diabetes.Niger J Clin Pract 2016;19:480-485
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Hatipoglu M, Alptekin N Ö, Avunduk M C. Effects of alpha-tocopherol on gingival expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the rats with experimental periodontitis and diabetes. Niger J Clin Pract [serial online] 2016 [cited 2022 May 25 ];19:480-485
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