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3. A retrospective cohort study on outcome and interactions among prognostic factors of endodontic microsurgery

Author

Po-Tang Lai, Shang-Liang Wu, Chih-Yang Huang, and Shue-Fen Yang

Subjects
Endodontic-periodontal communicating defects, Endodontic microsurgery, Prognostic factors, Surgical endodontic treatment, Treatment outcome, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract

Background/Purpose: Endodontic microsurgery (EMS) is a reliable treatment for teeth with non-healing apical periodontitis. This study evaluated the outcome of EMS with mineral trioxide aggregate as the retrograde filling material and identified potential prognostic factors associated with the EMS outcome. Methods: Consecutive clinical and radiographic records of EMS performed in a teaching hospital from 2013 to 2017 were reviewed. Cases of root fracture, cemental tear, re-surgery, and incomplete records were excluded. After selection, 268 EMS-treated teeth with the follow-up period more than one year were included. Surgical outcome as success or failure was evaluated according to Molven's criteria. For analysis of potential prognostic factors, multivariate logistic regression was performed followed by bivariate chi-square tests. Stratified analysis was performed to understand the interactions between two prognostic factors. Results: The overall EMS success rate was 89.9% in this study. Tooth type (anteriors vs. molars, odds ratio (OR) = 6.83, P = 0.001, anteriors vs. premolars, OR = 4.27, P = 0.010) and endodontic-periodontal (endo-perio) communicating defects (with vs. without, OR = 4.92, P = 0.005) both had a significant influence on the EMS outcome. The negative impact of endo-perio communicating defects was closely associated with tooth type. Premolars with endo-perio communicating defects had significantly higher rates of failure. Conclusion: The EMS outcome is significantly affected by the tooth type and endo-perio communicating defect. The presence of endo-perio communicating defects has a greater negative influence on the success rate for premolars than for anteriors and molars.

Published
2022
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6. Calycosin attenuates Angiostrongylus cantonensis-induced parasitic meningitis through modulation of HO-1 and NF-κB activation

Author

Cheng-You Lu, Ke-Min Chen, Wei-Wen Kuo, Shih-Chan Lai, Tsung-Jung Ho, Po-Tang Lai, Chih-Yang Huang, and Tso-Fu Wang

Subjects
Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology, Parasitology
Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes a form of parasitic meningitis in humans. Albendazole (ABZ) kills nematode larvae in the brain. However, dead larvae can trigger a severe inflammatory response, resulting in brain damage. Accumulating evidence suggests that calycosin represents a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic candidate. In this study, we investigated the combined effects of ABZ and calycosin in angiostrongyliasis caused by A. cantonensis in BALB/c mice. Inflammatory mediators (such as phospho-nuclear factor-κB, cyclooxygenase-2, matrix metalloproteinase-9, tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β) are associated with the development of meningitis and immune inflammatory reactions. We found that A. cantonensis significantly induces inflammatory mediator production and increases the blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability. However, co-administration of both ABZ and calycosin markedly suppressed meningitis and inflammatory mediator production and decreased the BBB permeability compared to treatment with a single drug. Furthermore, calycosin and ABZ plus calycosin treatment facilitated production of the antioxidant haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Moreover, co-therapy with ABZ and calycosin failed to mitigate angiostrongyliasis in the presence of tin-protoporphyrin IX, an HO-1-specific inhibitor. This finding suggests that the beneficial effects of ABZ plus calycosin treatment on the regulation of inflammation are mediated by the modulation of HO-1 activation. The present results provide new insights into the treatment of human angiostrongyliasis using co-therapy with ABZ and calycosin.

Published
2022

7. Calycosin attenuates

Author

Cheng-You, Lu, Ke-Min, Chen, Wei-Wen, Kuo, Shih-Chan, Lai, Tsung-Jung, Ho, Po-Tang, Lai, Chih-Yang, Huang, and Tso-Fu, Wang

Published
2022

10. Calycosin attenuates Angiostrongylus cantonensis -induced parasitic meningitis through modulation of HO-1 and NF- κ B activation.

Author

Lu, Cheng-You, Chen, Ke-Min, Kuo, Wei-Wen, Lai, Shih-Chan, Ho, Tsung-Jung, Lai, Po-Tang, Huang, Chih-Yang, and Wang, Tso-Fu

Subjects
ANGIOSTRONGYLUS cantonensis, BLOOD-brain barrier, INFLAMMATORY mediators, MENINGITIS, BRAIN damage, HEME, INTERLEUKIN-1
Abstract

Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes a form of parasitic meningitis in humans. Albendazole (ABZ) kills nematode larvae in the brain. However, dead larvae can trigger a severe inflammatory response, resulting in brain damage. Accumulating evidence suggests that calycosin represents a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic candidate. In this study, we investigated the combined effects of ABZ and calycosin in angiostrongyliasis caused by A. cantonensis in BALB/c mice. Inflammatory mediators (such as phospho-nuclear factor- κ B, cyclooxygenase-2, matrix metalloproteinase-9, tumour necrosis factor- α and interleukin-1 β) are associated with the development of meningitis and immune inflammatory reactions. We found that A. cantonensis significantly induces inflammatory mediator production and increases the blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability. However, co-administration of both ABZ and calycosin markedly suppressed meningitis and inflammatory mediator production and decreased the BBB permeability compared to treatment with a single drug. Furthermore, calycosin and ABZ plus calycosin treatment facilitated production of the antioxidant haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Moreover, co-therapy with ABZ and calycosin failed to mitigate angiostrongyliasis in the presence of tin-protoporphyrin IX, an HO-1-specific inhibitor. This finding suggests that the beneficial effects of ABZ plus calycosin treatment on the regulation of inflammation are mediated by the modulation of HO-1 activation. The present results provide new insights into the treatment of human angiostrongyliasis using co-therapy with ABZ and calycosin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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