Alexandru Gudima, David Hesselbarth, Guanhao Li, Vladimir Riabov, Julia Michel, Quan Liu, Christina Schmuttermaier, Zhen Jiao, Carsten Sticht, Ahmed Jawhar, Udo Obertacke, Harald Klüter, Nihal Engin Vrana, Julia Kzhyshkowska
Implants and medical devices are efficient and practical therapeutic solutions for a multitude of pathologies. Titanium and titanium alloys are used in orthopedics, dentistry, and cardiology. Despite very good mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance titanium implants can fail due to inflammatory or tissue-degradation related complications. Macrophages are major immune cells that control acceptance of failure of the implant. In this study, for the first time, we have performed a systematic analysis of the response of differentially activated human macrophages (M(Control), M(IFNγ) and M(IL-4)) to the polished and porous titanium surfaces in order to identify the detrimental effect of titanium leading to the tissue destruction and chronic inflammation...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Leukocyte Biology