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

• Auteurs principaux: Bruno B. Benatti (Auteur), Jozafá C. Campos-Júnior (Auteur), Vilmar J. Silva-Filho (Auteur), Polyanna M. Alves (Auteur), Isabela R. Rodrigues (Auteur), Elizabeth Uber-Bucek (Auteur), Silvio M. Vieira (Auteur), Marcelo H. Napimoga (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: University of São Paulo, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: 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....