PPARγ inhibits inflammation and RANKL expression in epoxy resin-based sealer-induced osteoblast precursor cells E1 cells.

Objectives: The AH26 of epoxy resin-based sealer is used widely owing to its excellent physical characteristics but it induces oxidative stress and cytotoxicity at the periapical tissues. AH26 exhibited cytotoxicity towards MC-3T3-E1 cells, which resulted in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ) has an anti-inflammatory effect in several tissue and cells, but its action of AH26-related inflammation is not completely understood.

Reactive oxygen species removal activity of davallialactone reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced pulpal inflammation through inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and nuclear factor kappa b pathway.

Introduction: Davallialactone, hispidin analogues derived from the mushroom Inonotus xeranticus, has antioxidant properties. This study examined whether the reactive oxygen species (ROS) removal activity of davallialactone affects the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced anti-inflammatory activity in human dental pulp cells.

Methods: The LPS-induced formation of ROS was analyzed by using dichlorofluorescein diacetate with fluorescence-activated cell sorter, and the expression of inflammatory molecules in primary cultured human dental pulp cells was determined by immunoblotting.