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ArticleHead & face medicine2008

In vitro behaviour of endothelial cells on a titanium surface.

Ana Cristina Breithaupt-Faloppa, Wothan Tavares de Lima, Ricardo Martins Oliveira-Filho, Johannes Kleinheinz

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Article in Head & face medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana Cristina Breithaupt-FaloppaDepartment for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Germany. a.breithaupt@yahoo.com
Wothan Tavares de Lima
Ricardo Martins Oliveira-Filho
Johannes Kleinheinz
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndothelial cells play an important role in the delivery of cells to the inflammation site, chemotaxis, cell adhesion and extravasation. Implantation of a foreign material into the human body determines inflammatory and repair reactions, involving different cell types with a plethora of released chemical mediators. The evaluation of the interaction of endothelial cells and implanted materials must take into account other parameters in addition to the analysis of maintenance of cell viability.

methodsIn the present investigation, we examined the behavior of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) harvested on titanium (Ti), using histological and immunohistochemical methods. The cells, after two passages, were seeded in a standard density on commercially plate-shaped titanium pieces, and maintained for 1, 7 or 14 days.

resultsAfter 14 days, we could observe a confluent monolayer of endothelial cells (ECs) on the titanium surface. Upon one-day Ti/cell contact the expression of fibronectin was predominantly cytoplasmatic and stronger than on the control surface. It was observed strong and uniform cell expression along the time of alpha5beta1 integrin on the cells in contact with titanium.

conclusionThe attachment of ECs on titanium was found to be related to cellular-derived fibronectin and the binding to its specific receptor, the alpha5beta1 integrin. It was observed that titanium effectively serves as a suitable substrate for endothelial cell attachment, growth and proliferation. However, upon a 7-day contact with Ti, the Weibel-Palade bodies appeared to be not fully processed and exhibited an anomalous morphology, with corresponding alterations of PECAM-1 localization.

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Cells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFibronectinsGene ExpressionHumansIntegrin alpha5beta1In Vitro TechniquesSurface PropertiesTitaniumUmbilical VeinsFibronectinsIntegrin alpha5beta1Titanium

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PMID18651979
PMCPMC2503985
OpenAlexW2093023471

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