Abstract
Periodontitis causes an increase in several bioactive agents such as interleukins (IL), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-± and receptor activator of NF-kB ligand (RANKL), which induce the osteoclast formation and activity. Since diacerein exerts anti-TNF-± and anti-IL-1 effects, alleviating bone destruction in osteoarthritis, we investigated whether this drug inhibits the formation and surviva…