Role of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Activation in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis in Diabetes

Abstract

Aim

The etiology of progressive periodontitis in diabetes has not yet been elucidated. We previously demonstrated that nitrosative stress is increased in diabetic rats with periodontitis. Nitrosative stress induces poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activation. Here, we demonstrated the involvement of PARP activation in diabetic periodontitis and detailed the therapeutic effects of PARP inhibitor.

Materials and Methods

Experimental periodontitis was induced by placing a nylon thread ligature. Half of the normal and diabetic rats received the PARP inhibitor, 1,5-isoquinolinediol, for 2 weeks. Gingival PARP activation was detected by immunostaining for poly(ADP-ribose). Periodontitis was evaluated by gingival inflammatory cell infiltration, inflammatory gene expressions and micro CT analyses.

Results

Although both periodontitis and the presence of diabetes increased PARP activation in the gingiva, diabetic rats with periodontitis had the highest activation of PARP. Diabetic rats with periodontitis also showed significant increases in monocyte/macrophage invasion into the gingiva, inflammatory gene expressions, nitrotyrosine positive cells in the gingiva and alveolar bone loss, all of which were suppressed by treatment with the PARP inhibitor.

Conclusions

These results indicate the involvement of PARP activation in the pathogenesis and aggravation of periodontal disease in diabetes and suggest the therapeutic potential of PARP inhibition for treating periodontal disease, especially in diabetic patients.

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