Preventive Effects of Houttuynia cordata Extract for Oral Infectious Diseases

• Sekita, Yasuko

• Murakami, Keiji

• Yumoto, Hiromichi

• Amoh, Takashi

• Fujiwara, Natsumi

• Ogata, Shohei

• Matsuo, Takashi

• Miyake, Yoichiro

• Kashiwada, Yoshiki

Abstract

Houttuynia cordata (HC) (Saururaceae) has been used internally and externally as a traditional medicine and as an herbal tea for healthcare in Japan. Our recent survey showed that HC poultice (HCP) prepared from smothering fresh leaves of HC had been frequently used for the treatment of purulent skin diseases with high effectiveness. Our experimental study also demonstrated that ethanol extract of HCP (eHCP) has antibacterial, antibiofilm, and anti-inflammatory effects against S. aureus which caused purulent skin diseases. In this study, we focused on novel effects of HCP against oral infectious diseases, such as periodontal disease and dental caries. We determined the antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of water solution of HCP ethanol extract (wHCP) against important oral pathogens and investigated its cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory effects on human oral epithelial cells. wHCP had moderate antimicrobial effects against some oral microorganisms and profound antibiofilm effects against Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus mutans, and Candida albicans. In addition, wHCP had no cytotoxic effects and could inhibit interleukin-8 and CCL20 productions by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human oral keratinocytes. Our findings suggested that wHCP may be clinically useful for preventing oral infectious diseases as a mouthwash for oral care.

Journal

• BioMed Research International

  BioMed Research International 2016 2581876-, 2016

  Hindawi

Details

• CRID: 1050001337791426432
• NII Article ID: 120006535014
• ISSN: 23146133
• ISSN: 23146141
• Web Site: http://repo.lib.tokushima-u.ac.jp/112384
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles