ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the expression of disheveled 2 (Dvl2) around the implant of hyperli-pidemic rats at an early stage after the implantation.MethodsA total of 24 Wistar rats were divided equally into the experi-mental group fed with high-fat diet group and control group fed with a normal diet. After 8 weeks, the serum lipid levels were detected, and rats received implants in the femur metaphysis. Rats were sacrificed at 1, 3, and 5 days after implantation, and the bones around implants were obtained. Methylene blue-acid fuchsin staining was performed to observe the implant-bone interface. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed on runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), cathepsin K (CatK), and Dvl2. Dvl2 Western blot or immunoprecipitation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination were also conducted.ResultsIn the experimental group, less osteoblasts, lower expression of Runx2 and Dvl2, and lower Dvl2 phosphorylation (P<0 .05) than those of the control group were observed; furthermore, the catk expression and dvl2 ubiquitination were higher than those in the control group (P<0 .05).ConclusionHyperlipidemia may suppress bone remodeling around the implant at an early stage by Dvl2 down-regulation, phosphorylation, and up-regulated ubiquitination.
