COX‐2 Inhibition Decreases VEGF Expression and Alveolar Bone Loss During the Progression of Experimental Periodontitis in Rats - Concepedia

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COX‐2 Inhibition Decreases VEGF Expression and Alveolar Bone Loss During the Progression of Experimental Periodontitis in Rats

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2008

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Thaís Marchini de Oliveira, Vivien Thiemy Sakai, María Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado, Thiago José Dionísio, Tânia Mary Cestari, Rumio Taga, Sandra L. Amaral, Carlos Ferreira Santos

Journal of Periodontology

Abstract

The present data suggest an important role for VEGF in the progression of periodontal disease. Systemic therapy with meloxicam can modify the progression of experimentally induced periodontitis in rats by reducing VEGF expression and alveolar bone loss.

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