D-mannose alleviates chronic periodontitis in rats by regulating the functions of neutrophils

• Published in: BMC oral health 2024-11, Vol.24 (1), p.1336-14, Article 1336
• Main Authors: Li, Xue, Chen, Xueting, Zhu, Qingyu, Zhang, Pengye, Nan, Shunxue, Lv, Lei, Qi, Shengcai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alveolar bone; Alveolar Bone Loss - prevention & control; Analysis; Animals; Bone loss; Bone resorption; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Cell activation; Chronic periodontitis; Chronic Periodontitis - drug therapy; Colony-stimulating factor; Computed tomography; Cytokines - metabolism; Demographic aspects; Development and progression; Diabetes mellitus; Disease Models, Animal; Down-regulation; Glycolysis; Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; Gum disease; Health aspects; IL-1β; Immunofluorescence; Inflammation; Inflammatory diseases; Interleukin 10; Interleukin 17; Interleukin 6; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Lipopolysaccharides; Macrophage colony stimulating factor; Male; Mannose; Mannose - pharmacology; Mannose - therapeutic use; Measurement; Methylene blue; Neutrophils; Neutrophils - drug effects; Periodontitis; Periodontium; Prevention; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Risk factors; Software; Tumor necrosis factor-α; X-Ray Microtomography
• ISSN: 1472-6831; 1472-6831
• DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-05080-1

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the destruction of the components of the periodontium. It significantly impacts oral health and has been linked to systemic conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The critical role of neutrophils in the occurrence and development of chronic periodontitis has been paid increasing attention. The study aimed to explore the protective effects of D-mannose on chronic periodontitis and determine whether its underlying mechanisms is related to neutrophils. To explore the protective effects of D-mannose on chronic periodontitis, the eight-week-old Sprague Dawley rat model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced periodontitis was established, followed by D-mannose treatment by oral gavage. To evaluate the protective effects of D-mannose against periodontal bone loss, methylene blue staining, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, and micro-CT scanning were utilized. Then, immunofluorescence (IF), Western Blot, and RT-PCR were applied to assess the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17), anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2), and key glycolytic enzymes (HK1, HK2, PFKFB3), and to examine D-mannose's impact on the recruitment and activation of neutrophils in the gingiva. Additionally, neutrophils isolated from the peripheral blood of healthy rats were treated with LPS and D-mannose, and changes in the expression levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO), IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17, IL-10, and TET2 were observed via IF. In vivo, D-mannose inhibited LPS-induced alveolar bone resorption in rats. After D-mannose treatment, the expression levels of IL-17 (p