Figure 1. Preventive treatment with AMD3100 abrogates P. gingivalis-induced periodontal bone loss.
BALB/c mice (10–12 weeks of age) were administered AMD3100 (or PBS control) through osmotic minipumps which were implanted subcutaneously 24 hours prior to oral infection with P. gingivalis (or vehicle only; sham) as described in the Methods. The mice were euthanized six weeks after the last inoculation with P. gingivalis, and bone loss measurements were performed in defleshed maxillae. Data are means ± SD (n = 5 mice per group); negative values indicate bone loss in P. gingivalis-infected mice relative to sham-infected controls. **P < 0.01 compared to control and all other experimental groups. AMD, AMD3100; Pg, P. gingivalis.