Abstract
Objective: The present study aims to assess a proposed treatment approach or therapy for periodontitis by using the in-silico technique. The proposed treatment strategy offers a singular vehicular system consisting of minocycline (antibiotic), celecoxib (selective COX-II inhibitor), doxycycline hyclate (matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor), and hydroxyapatite (osteogenic agent).
Material and Methods: Molecular docking studies of drugs were performed using Maestro version 9.4 software Schrödinger, and 3-Dimensional Crystallographic X-ray protein structures of targeted proteins were downloaded from RCSB protein data bank in .pdb file format. These agents were docked, and their affinities towards the receptors/protein/enzyme were calculated. Furthermore, their affinities were compared with the standard drug.
Results: The study suggests that minocycline and metronidazole possess equal affinity towards the RGPB and Inlj protein of P.gingivalis. Celecoxib, a well-known inhibitor of the COX-II enzyme, showed very high affinity. Selective inhibitor of MMP-8 possessed higher affinity than doxycycline, whereas CMT-3 showed equal affinity as doxycycline for MMP-13. Similarly, hydroxyapatite and simvastatin also showed a comparatively similar affinity for osteopontin receptor.
Conclusion: Based upon molecular docking results, it can be concluded that the proposed treatment strategy would be a suitable approach for periodontitis and all the selected therapeutic agents have potential similar to the standard drugs, thereby constituting a reliable system for periodontitis.
Keywords: Molecular docking, In-silico, affinity, periodontotherapy, minocycline, doxycycline, celecoxib, hydroxyapatite.
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