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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-9-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
At the interface between a prosthetic implant and bone, macrophage interaction with particulate wear debris is a key event in the initiation of localized bone resorption, leading to aseptic loosening of the prostheses. Numerous investigators have reported that macrophages release a variety of cytokines and mediators including tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1, prostaglandin E2, and interleukin-6 when they are stimulated with particulate wear debris. In this study, we have demonstrated that macrophages stimulated with particulate debris are also capable of releasing in copious amounts a key inflammatory chemical, nitric oxide. This release of nitric oxide was dependent upon the period of culture and the type and dosage of the challenging particles. Titanium-alloy particles were the most stimulatory, followed by commercially pure titanium and polymethyl-methacrylate. While the role of nitric oxide in osteolysis is not clearly understood, the literature suggests that it may be a key mediator in inhibiting DNA synthesis, in cell proliferation, and in stimulating PGE2 release. This finding enhances our understanding of the sequence of events occurring at the bone-implant interface during wear debris-mediated osteolysis, and exposes potential avenues to interrupt this sequence.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9304
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
5
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pubmed:volume |
41
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
497-503
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1998
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Nitric oxide release by macrophages in response to particulate wear debris.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. shanbhag@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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