Abstract

Although the response of macrophages to polyethylene debris has been widely studied, it has never been compared with the cellular response to ceramic debris. Our aim was to investigate the cytotoxicity of ceramic particles (Al2O3 and ZrO2) and to analyse their ability to stimulate the release of inflammatory mediators compared with that of high-density polyethylene particles (HDP). We analysed the effects of particle size, concentration and composition using an in vitro model. The J774 mouse macrophage cell line was exposed to commercial particles in the phagocytosable range (up to 4.5 microns). Al2O3 was compared with ZrO2 at 0.6 micron and with HDP at 4.5 microns. Cytotoxicity tests were performed using flow cytometry and macrophage cytokine release was measured by ELISA. Cell mortality increased with the size and concentration of Al2O3 particles. When comparing Al2O3 and ZrO2 at 0.6 micron, we did not detect any significant difference at the concentrations analysed (up to 2500 particles per macrophage), and mortality remained very low (less than 10%). Release of TNF-alpha also increased with the size and concentration of Al2O3 particles, reaching 195% of control (165 pg/ml v 84 pg/ml) at 2.4 microns and 350 particles per cell (p < 0.05). Release of TNF-alpha was higher with HDP than with Al2O3 particles at 4.5 microns. However, we did not detect any significant difference in the release of TNF-alpha between Al2O3 and ZrO2 at 0.6 micron (p > 0.05). We saw no evidence of release of interleukin-1 alpha or interleukin-1 beta after exposure to ceramic or HDP particles.

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