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Protective effect of Chromobacterium violaceum and violacein against bone resorption by periodontitis.

Authors :
da Silva Barbirato, Davi
Fogacci, Mariana Fampa
Guimarães, Taísa Coelho
de Carvalho, Denise Pires
Rurr, Janine Cardoso
Takiya, Christina Maeda
Scharfstein, Julio
da Costa Leitão, Alvaro Augusto
Source :
Clinical Oral Investigations. May2023, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p2175-2186. 12p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential protective effect of Chromobacterium violaceum and violacein against periodontitis, in experimental models. Materials and methods: A double-blind experimental study on the exposure to C. violaceum or violacein in experimentally ligature-induced periodontitis, as preventive factors against alveolar bone loss by periodontitis. Bone resorption was assessed by morphometry. Antibacterial potential of violacein was assessed in an in vitro assay. Its cytotoxicity and genotoxicity were evaluated using the Ames test and SOS Chromotest assay, respectively. Results: The potential of C. violaceum to prevent/limit bone resorption by periodontitis was confirmed. Daily exposure to 106 cells/ml in water intake since birth and only during the first 30 days of life significantly reduced bone loss from periodontitis in teeth with ligature. Violacein extracted from C. violaceum was efficient in inhibiting or limiting bone resorption and had a bactericidal effect against Porphyromonas gingivalis in the in vitro assay. Conclusions: We conclude that C. violaceum and violacein have the potential to prevent or limit the progression of periodontal diseases, in an experimental model. Clinical relevance: The effect of an environmental microorganism with potential action against bone loss in animal models with ligature-induced periodontitis represents the possibility of understanding the etiopathogenesis of periodontal diseases in populations exposed to C. violaceum and the possibility of new probiotics and antimicrobials. This would imply new preventive and therapeutic possibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14326981
Volume :
27
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Clinical Oral Investigations
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163521267
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-023-04891-w