Effect of Montelukast on Healing of Induced Oral Ulcer in Rats

Abstract

Background: Oral ulcers are among the common recurrent oral diseases which seek medical help; the underlying pathology is yet obscure, making medical intervention difficult. Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate if montelukast could help mouth ulcer model in Albino rats. Methods: The rats were divided into two groups of 24, the control group of 12 rats with induced ulcer and no therapy, and the treatment group with induced ulcer and treated orally with Montelukast 20 mg/kg. Each group had six rats sacrificed after 3 and 7 days of treatment. The lingual ulcer was produced with cotton soaked in 70% acetic acid solution and rubbed against the tongue for 2 minutes. Discolouration of tongue tissue has been noticed. Animals in all groups were weighed on days 1, 3, and 7 following mucosal ulcerations were confirmed. Results: On days 1, 3, and 7, the body weight of the treatment group rats improved as compared to the control group. On days 3 and 7, the tongue histological section of the control group revealed a wide gap of the site of ulcer in the lingual mucosa, inflammatory exudate, and severe infiltration of inflammatory cells (score 3) without re-epithelialization (score 0). Lingual sections of MTK treated group after ulcer induction on day 3 showed the same lesions as the control group whereas after 7 days demonstrated improvement in inflammatory indicators as inflammatory exudate and infiltration of inflammatory cells (score 1), formation of granulation tissue composed of fibrous tissue and angiogenesis and Re-epithelialization (score 1) comparing with the control group. Conclusion:The present study found Montelukast's anti-inflammatory potential characteristics to treat generated lingual ulcers in rats.

Evaluation of Cytokeratin-19 Expression And oxidative Stress Status on Gingival Wound Healing of Rabbits Treated With Omega-3

“…Many micronutrients, including vitamins (4,5) and minerals (6)(7)(8), have been examined for their impact on the healing process. Omega-3 modulates the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1, interleukin-6, and tumour necrosis factor-alfa) by their final products (such as leukotrienes or prostaglandins), and as a result, exert dominant anti-inflammatory effects (9,10).…”

“…When tissues are injured or infected, prostaglandins aid in the healing process by inducing pain and a rise in body temperature while also triggering the inflammatory response. When tissues are damaged in any way, white blood cells travel to the damaged tissues and subsequently prostaglandins are created there to promote healing (9,10).…”