title: Macrophages in degradation of calcium phosphate compound artificial bone: an in vitro study.
abstract: The isolated mice peritoneal macrophages in degradation of calcium phosphate compound artificial bone--collagen/hydroxylapatite (CHA), hydroxylapatite (HA), beta-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) ceramics, have been studied by use of both Ca++, P concentration assay in cultured supernatant and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The solubility of Ca++, composition of materials increased more significantly when macrophages were inoculated than when macrophages were not seeded (P < 0.001), and it was shown that the ground materials were wrapped and phagocytized or resorbed extracellularly by macrophages under SEM, suggesting that macrophages could mediate the degradation of calcium phosphate compound artificial bone by phagocytizing and/or degrading extracellularly.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors: Z D
authors: ZD
authors: Xia
authors: T B
authors: TB
authors: Zhu
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Du
authors: Q X
authors: QX
authors: Zheng
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010587:Phagocytosis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates