Article: Alterations by indomethacin in proinflammatory consequences of salivary gland cytosolic phospholipase [A.sub.2] activation by porphyromonas gingivalis: role of leptin.(Clinical report)

ABSTRACT

In this study, we report on the alterations by cyclooxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin, in the generation of proinflammatory lipid mediators in sublingual salivary gland acinar cells as a consequence of cytosolic phospholipase [A.sub.2] (cPL[A.sub.2]) activation by the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of a periodontopathic Porphyromonas gingivalis, and assess the role of leptin in the process. We show that indomethacin while not affecting the LPS-induced enhancement in cPL[A.sub.2]-catalyzed arachidonic acid release, caused inhibition in prostaglandin [E.sub.2] (PG[E.sub.2]) production, up-regulation in apoptosis and platelet activating factor (PAF) generation, ...

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