Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) is considered the gold standard for oral cavity antiseptic treatment. Nevertheless, several in vitro studies have reported detrimental effects in oral tissue repair. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vivo effect of post-surgical CHX mouth rinse on gingival tissue (G) 24 h after injury. G biopsies were obtained in three patients 24 h after surgery with the indication of post-surgical 0.12% CHX use and were compared with those obtained from the same patients without any antiseptic use. Changes in collagen production, cell proliferation, and apoptosis were examined by histological and Ki-67/P53 immunohistochemical analysis. Fibrotic markers (COL1A1, αSMA), proapoptotic protein (BAX) expression, and wound healing-related gene modulation (RAC1, SERPINE1, TIMP1) were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. CHX was able to reduce cellular proliferation and increase collagen deposition, proapoptotic molecule and fibrotic marker expression, and myofibroblast differentiation, reduce expression of RAC1 and trigger expression of SERPINE1 and TIMP1, showing “scar wound healing response” pattern. This study assessed for the first time the in vivo effects of CHX on gingival tissue. The demonstration of a CHX-induced fibrotic transformation, leading to scar repair, supports the need for new post-surgical clinical protocols based on a strategic and personalized use of CHX.

Effect of chlorhexidine digluconate in early wound healing of human gingival tissues. a histological, immunohistochemical and biomolecular analysis / Pilloni, Andrea; Ceccarelli, Simona; Bosco, Daniela; Gerini, Giulia; Marchese, Cinzia; Marini, Lorenzo; Rojas, Mariana A.. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 10:10(2021). [10.3390/antibiotics10101192]

Effect of chlorhexidine digluconate in early wound healing of human gingival tissues. a histological, immunohistochemical and biomolecular analysis

Pilloni, Andrea
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Ceccarelli, Simona
Secondo
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Bosco, Daniela;Gerini, Giulia;Marchese, Cinzia;Marini, Lorenzo
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Rojas, Mariana A.
Ultimo
2021

Abstract

Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) is considered the gold standard for oral cavity antiseptic treatment. Nevertheless, several in vitro studies have reported detrimental effects in oral tissue repair. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vivo effect of post-surgical CHX mouth rinse on gingival tissue (G) 24 h after injury. G biopsies were obtained in three patients 24 h after surgery with the indication of post-surgical 0.12% CHX use and were compared with those obtained from the same patients without any antiseptic use. Changes in collagen production, cell proliferation, and apoptosis were examined by histological and Ki-67/P53 immunohistochemical analysis. Fibrotic markers (COL1A1, αSMA), proapoptotic protein (BAX) expression, and wound healing-related gene modulation (RAC1, SERPINE1, TIMP1) were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. CHX was able to reduce cellular proliferation and increase collagen deposition, proapoptotic molecule and fibrotic marker expression, and myofibroblast differentiation, reduce expression of RAC1 and trigger expression of SERPINE1 and TIMP1, showing “scar wound healing response” pattern. This study assessed for the first time the in vivo effects of CHX on gingival tissue. The demonstration of a CHX-induced fibrotic transformation, leading to scar repair, supports the need for new post-surgical clinical protocols based on a strategic and personalized use of CHX.
2021
apoptosis; chlorhexidine digluconate; gingiva; human biopsy; wound healing
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Effect of chlorhexidine digluconate in early wound healing of human gingival tissues. a histological, immunohistochemical and biomolecular analysis / Pilloni, Andrea; Ceccarelli, Simona; Bosco, Daniela; Gerini, Giulia; Marchese, Cinzia; Marini, Lorenzo; Rojas, Mariana A.. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 10:10(2021). [10.3390/antibiotics10101192]
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