Caracterização de um produto odontológico à base de própolis: ações antibacteriana e imunomoduladora

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Santiago, Karina Basso [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Própole; Antibacterianos; Streptococcus mutans; Monocitos; Placa dentária; Citocinas; Clorexidina; Chlorhexidine
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/142987; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/08-07-2016/000865661.pdf

The caries and periodontal disease are infectious diseases, reflecting failure to balance the oral microbiota, whose agents can be transmitted. Chlorhexidine has been used as anti-caries agent, but its use is controversial due to the occurrence of side-effects. Thus, there is a need to search for new products with antimicrobial activity and fewer side-effects. Propolis is a resinous product produced by bees from different parts of the plants, and stands out for its biological and pharmacological properties, and the application possibility in the pharmaceutical and food industry. In this project, we aimed to investigate propolis, an antimicrobial agent (chlorhexidine) and the combination propolis/chlorhexidine, directly on S. mutans and the action of human monocytes against this bacteria. The quality of propolis-based odontological product was analysed with regard to its stability and possible contamination for 120 days. We evaluated the effect of this product on S. mutans determining the minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration, and its effect on human monocytes, evaluating cell receptors expression, the NF-kB signaling pathway, the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and the bactericidal activity of these cells against S. mutans. Together, data showed that propolis/chlorhexidine in combination was palatable and contaminant-free, besides inhibiting the growth of S. mutans. The product may favor the recognition of antigens by human monocytes, activate the NF-kB signaling pathway and increase the bactericidal activity of monocytes against S. mutans. Also, the combination played an anti-inflammatory role in cytokine production, what can be beneficial in the treatment of periodontal diseases. The findings open perspectives for further research, denoting the practical application of this research and its implications for the pharmaceutical industry