Ligature induced peri‐implantitis: tissue destruction and inflammatory progression in a murine model

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 129 - 136
• Main Authors: Nguyen Vo, Trang N., Hao, Jia, Chou, Josh, Oshima, Masamitsu, Aoki, Kazuhiro, Kuroda, Shinji, Kaboosaya, Boosana, Kasugai, Shohei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Animal models; Animals; Biocompatibility; Biomarkers - metabolism; Biomedical materials; Bone resorption; Bone Resorption - pathology; Dental implants; Destruction; Disease Models, Animal; Disease Progression; Gene expression; Inflammation; Inflammation - pathology; Inflammatory response; Interleukin 1; Interleukin-1 - metabolism; Ligation; ligature; Male; Maxilla; Maxilla - pathology; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Molars; murine model; Neck; osteoclasts; Pathogenesis; Peri-Implantitis - pathology; peri‐implantitis; Polymerase chain reaction; preinflammatory cytokine; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rodents; Silk; Surgical implants; Teeth; Titanium; Tumor necrosis factor; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - metabolism; murine model; preinflammatory cytokine; ligature; peri-implantitis; bone resorption; osteoclasts
• ISSN: 0905-7161; 1600-0501
• DOI: 10.1111/clr.12770

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate tissue destruction and inflammatory progression of ligature‐induced peri‐implantitis in mice and to establish an alternative murine model of peri‐implantitis. Material and methods Sixty male C57BL/6NCrSlc mice (4‐week‐old) were used and the maxillary right first molars were extracted. Eight weeks after extraction, custom‐made pure titanium machined screw type implants (0.8 × 1.5 mm) were placed, one implant per animal. Four weeks later, 5‐0 silk ligatures were applied around implant necks to induce peri‐implantitis. Animals were sacrificed at 0 (before ligature), 7, 14, 21 and 28 days after ligature. Half of the samples were analyzed radiologically and histologically to measure bone level change, osteoclast number, density, and distribution. The rest of the samples was used to determine the relative mRNA expression levels of IL‐1 and TNF‐α with RT‐PCR analysis. Results Bone levels at all sites (buccal, palatal, mesial, distal) decreased 40–50% significantly 28 days after ligature (P < 0.01). Osteoclast number at all post‐ligature time points increased significantly (P < 0.05). However, their density at day 28 decreased significantly compared to that of day 21 (P < 0.05). Accordingly, IL‐1 and TNF‐α mRNA expression increased significantly at the early time points but decreased significantly at day 28 after ligature (P < 0.05). Conclusions Inflammatory response followed by significant peri‐implant bone resorption suggested 28 days ligation is sufficient to successfully induce peri‐implantitis in the current mice model. This model might open a new avenue to study the pathogenesis and mechanism of peri‐implantitis.