Abstract

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that can lead to the periodontal pocket formation and tooth loss. This study was aimed to develop antimicrobials loaded hydrogels composed of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and κ-carrageenan oligosaccharides (CO) nanoparticles for the treatment of periodontitis. Two antimicrobial agents such as surfactin and Herbmedotcin were selected as the therapeutic agents and the hydrogels were formulated based on the increasing concentration of surfactin. The proposed material has high thermal stability, controlled release, and water absorption capacity. This study was proceeded by investigating the in vitro antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the hydrogels. This material has strong antibacterial activity against periodontal pathogens such as Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Moreover, a significant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) production and a decrease in biofilm formation and metabolic activity of the bacteria was observed in the presence of hydrogel. Besides, it reduced the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, transcription factor, and cytokines production in human gingival fibroblast cells (HGF) under inflammatory conditions. In conclusion, the hydrogels were successfully developed and proven to have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties for the treatment of periodontitis. Thus, it can be used as an excellent candidate for periodontitis treatment.

Details

Title
Therapeutic effects of antibiotics loaded cellulose nanofiber and κ-carrageenan oligosaccharide composite hydrogels for periodontitis treatment
Author
Johnson Athira 1 ; Kong Fanbin 2 ; Song, Miao 3 ; Lin Hong-Ting Victor 1 ; Sabu, Thomas 4 ; Yi-Cheng, Huang 1 ; Zwe-Ling, Kong 1 

 National Taiwan Ocean University, Department of Food Science, Keelung, Taiwan, ROC (GRID:grid.260664.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 0313 3026) 
 University of Georgia, Department of Food Science and Technology, Athens, USA (GRID:grid.213876.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 738X) 
 Teagasc Food Research Centre, Cork, Ireland (GRID:grid.6435.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 1512 9569) 
 Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Energy Studies and School of Chemical Sciences, Kottayam, India (GRID:grid.411552.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1766 4022) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2471524056
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.