This entry was posted on 11/14/2007 2:15 PM and is filed under ARTICLES.
People suffering with chronic inflammation from periodontal disease, heart disease, and arthritis, will find help in recently-discovered compounds dubbed resolvins, according to research at Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine.
The data suggests the key to controlling inflammation is the resolvins, rather than the elimination of infection-causing bacteria, as previously thought.
Additionally, if resolvins could be developed into a treatment, they offer a safer option than other medications because the body produces resolvins naturally.
Researchers found resolvins triggered both a drastic reduction in inflammation and regeneration of bone and tissue destroyed by periodontitis in rabbits with the disease.
