Flow cytometric study ofin vitro neutrophil activation by biomaterials
- 5 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
- Vol. 44 (3), 289-297
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(19990305)44:3<289::aid-jbm7>3.0.co;2-o
Abstract
Neutrophil activation for adherent and nonadherent cells, as measured by flow cytometry, was not strongly dependent on material surface chemistry. We had hypothesized that material‐induced neutrophil activation was an important parameter associated with material failure. All materials tested [cellophane, an acrylonitrile copolymer (AN69), Pellethane™, nylon, polyethylene terephthalate, low density polyethylene, and polydimethylsiloxane] activated isolated human neutrophils, which were resuspended in plasma or serum, to similar extents based on L‐selectin shedding, CD11b upregulation, and stimulation of the oxidative burst after 30‐min exposure. Inhibition of complement activation by sCR1 unexpectedly had little effect if any on nonadherent neutrophils. However, neutrophil adhesion, but not the level of activation of the adherent cells, was strongly dependent on complement activation. Pretreatment with albumin did not inhibit adhesion or reduce neutrophil activation, but plasma pretreatment resulted in increased activation for nonadherent and adherent cells. More adhesion and a higher level of activation of adherent cells was observed following pretreatment with fibrinogen, a ligand of CD11b. Taken together these results suggest that upon contact with a material, neutrophil activation may occur though mechanisms that are not mediated by complement. For example, the presence of plasma proteins such as fibrinogen at the interface may trigger activation and the release of other activating agents. Although the material differences are small, the extent of activation may be significant and warrant further study of the mechanism and consequences of that activation. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res, 44, 289–297, 1999.Keywords
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