Effects of a Mikania laevigata extract on bone resorption and RANKL expression during experimental periodontitis in rats

• मुख्य लेखकों: Bruno B. Benatti (लेखक), Jozafá C. Campos-Júnior (लेखक), Vilmar J. Silva-Filho (लेखक), Polyanna M. Alves (लेखक), Isabela R. Rodrigues (लेखक), Elizabeth Uber-Bucek (लेखक), Silvio M. Vieira (लेखक), Marcelo H. Napimoga (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: University of São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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OBJECTIVES: The Mikania laevigata extract (MLE) (popularly known in Brazil as "guaco") possesses anti-inflammatory properties. In the present study we tested the effects of MLE in a periodontitis experimental model in rats. We also investigated possible mechanisms underlying such effects....