title: [Cytotoxicity of a new biomedical titanium alloy Ti-25Nb-10Ta-1Zr-0.2Fe].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the cytotoxicity of a new type of titanium alloy Ti-25Nb-10Ta-1Zr-0.2Fe by studying the induced proliferation of L929 cells in contrast with other titania widely used in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cell line was treated with extracting liquid containing different concentrations of titanium alloys. The number and morphology of cells was observed under an inverted phase contrast microscope. MTT was used to measure the relative growth rate (RGR) and judge the cytotoxicity grade. Flow cytometry was used to observe cell cycle progression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The RGR of TNTZ group cells at the 3 time points was (93.7±0.8), (100.6±0.4), and (106.4±0.3); the cytotoxicity grade was 1, 0 and 0 after treating for 1, 3 and 5 days; with influence on neither the cell morphology nor the cell cycle. The flow cytometry showed that the sequence of S phase cells was Ti>TNTZ>TC4>blank control >TC4ELI, with no significant difference (P>0.05). None of the 4 materials inhibited the cell proliferation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cell morphology and proliferation are not affected by TNTZ. The new titaniu alloys shows good cyto-compatibility. The cytotoxicity is grade 0, meeting the clinical application standard.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Changli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jifang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Danqing
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Huiqun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000633:toxicity*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice; D009556:Niobium; D013635:Tantalum; D014025:Titanium / Q000633:toxicity*; D018675:Toxicity Tests; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; C481486:Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr alloy; D009556:Niobium; D013635:Tantalum; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium