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ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2019

Effects of unilateral nasal obstruction on the characteristics of jaw-closing muscles in growing rats.

Huan Tang, Ikuo Yonemitsu, Yuhei Ikeda, Kenzo Watakabe, Shunichi Shibata, Jun Hosomichi, Takashi Ono

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Article in The Angle orthodontist, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Cytokines, Masticatory Muscle Inflammation, and Pain: an Update.Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN · 2020
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7 authors.

Huan Tang
Ikuo Yonemitsu
Yuhei Ikeda
Kenzo Watakabe
Shunichi Shibata
Jun Hosomichi
Takashi Ono

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Abstract

objectivesMouth breathing caused by nasal obstruction (owing to abnormal pressure of masticatory muscles) affects craniofacial growth and development. The influence of unilateral nasal obstruction on jaw-closing muscles was investigated in rats to reveal one of the etiologic mechanisms. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty 8-day-old male Wistar rats were used in this study. Experimental rats were subjected to left-sided nasal obstruction by burning the external nostril tissue at the age of 8 days. Pulse oxygen saturation was recorded each week. Morphologic changes were evaluated by staining with hematoxylin and eosin (to assess the cross-sectional area) and by adenosine triphosphatase activity staining (to assess the myosin heavy chain isoform composition). Immunohistochemical and reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses of tumor necrosis factor-α and glucose transporter 4 were carried out at 5 and 9 weeks of age.

resultsThe cross-sectional area of the jaw-closing muscles was lower in the experimental group at 9 weeks of age. The percentage of myosin heavy chain-2a in masseter muscles was increased in the experimental group compared with the control group. An increase in the tumor necrosis factor-α messenger RNA and protein levels and a decrease in the glucose transporter 4 messenger RNA and protein levels at 5 and 9 weeks of age in the jaw-closing muscles in the experimental group were noted.

conclusionsUnilateral nasal obstruction could affect the morphology and contractile characteristics of jaw-closing muscles during growth in rats.

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Masticatory MusclesNasal ObstructionAnimalsMaleMouth BreathingMuscle ContractionRatsRats, WistarGlucose transporter 4 (GLUT4)Jaw-closing muscleMyosin heavy chain (MHC)Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)Unilateral nasal obstruction

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PMID30221984
PMCPMC8137131

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