Quercitrin-nanocoated titanium surfaces favour gingival cells against oral bacteria

Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 1:6:22444. doi: 10.1038/srep22444.

Abstract

Many dental implants fail due to the infection and inflammation that walk hand in hand with poor healing and soft tissue integration. Titanium surfaces were nanocoated with quercitrin, a natural flavonoid, with the aim to improve soft tissue integration and increase dental implants success. Streptococcus mutans attachment and biofilm formation was analysed. Then, the anti-inflammatory properties and the potential of quercitrin-nanocoated surfaces to boost soft tissue regeneration were tested using human gingival fibroblasts. An inflammatory situation was mimicked using interleulin-1-beta. We found that quercitrin-nanocoated surfaces decreased initial bacterial adhesion while increasing human gingival fibroblasts attachment. Furthermore, quercitrin-nanocoated Ti increased collagen mRNA levels and decreased matrix metalloproteinase-1/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinanse-1 mRNA ratio, which is related to a reduced metalloproteinase-mediated collagen degradation, while also decreasing the pro-inflammatory prostaglandin E2 release under basal and inflammatory conditions. These results suggest that quercitrin-nanocoated surfaces could enhance the soft tissue integration and increase dental implants success.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacterial Adhesion / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Biofilms / growth & development
  • Cell Adhesion / drug effects*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dental Implants / microbiology*
  • Dinoprostone / metabolism
  • Female
  • Gingiva / cytology
  • Gingiva / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / prevention & control
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / metabolism
  • Middle Aged
  • Quercetin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Quercetin / pharmacology
  • Streptococcus mutans / metabolism*
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / metabolism
  • Titanium
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Dental Implants
  • TIMP1 protein, human
  • Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
  • quercitrin
  • Quercetin
  • Titanium
  • MMP1 protein, human
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
  • Dinoprostone