MOURA, E.V. Efeito da Atorvastatina na reabsorção óssea inflamatória em ratas com osteoporose induzida por glicocorticóide e submetidas à periodontite. 2014. 54 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde) - Campus Sobral, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, 2015.Periodontal disease (PD) is an inflammatory disease that can be amplified by several systemic conditions specially osteoporosis. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is an important cause of secondary osteoporosis. Atorvastatin (ATV), a cholesterol-lowering drug, has shown important pleiotropic effects such as antiinflammatoryand bone anabolic activities that may be interesting to prevent bone loss in GIOP and PD. This study evaluatesthe effects of the ATV on alveol...