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T Cell Interactions in the Foreign Body Response to Biomaterials
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Rodriguez, Analiz
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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Pathology.
Abstract
The role of T cells in the foreign body response to biomaterials has not been elucidated. Clinically, however patients implanted with a left ventricular assist device, a polyurethane, exhibit biomaterial induced T cell activation. Our laboratory has demonstrated that lymphocytes enhance macrophage adhesion and fusion in vitro, although it is not known if these effects are mediated by T cells. The goal of this research was to investigate potential T cell interactions in the foreign body response to three clinically relevant non-biodegradable synthetic biomedical polymers: Elasthane 80A (PEU), silicone rubber (SR), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Chapter 2 addresses the role that adaptive immunity, specifically memory, may play by evaluating the primary and secondary host response. We observed quantitative increases in T cells following secondary biomaterial exposure without alterations in T cell subset distributions. In Chapter 3, further characterization of the biomaterial implant site was carried out by analysis of cytokine profiles. The presence of a polymer implant did affect cytokine profiles. Most notably, IL-6 and TNF-alpha levels were significantly greater in those animals implanted with PEU and SR, materials that do not promote fusion. In Chapter 4, in vitro T cell activation was investigated using human blood mononuclear cells and assessed by upregulation of cell surface activation markers, proliferation, and IL-2 production. T cell activation was not induced in response to the three biomaterials. Therefore in Chapter 5, biomaterials were implanted in T cell deficient mice to determine whether T cells are required in the foreign body response in vivo. This study showed that there are pathways that do not require thymus-matured T lymphocytes which lead to a normal foreign body response to biomaterials in a murine model. Finally in Chapter 6, the role of IL-4 and IL-13 in foreign body giant cell formation in vivo was evaluated and IL-4 was found to be the main fusion inducing cytokine at the biomaterial implant site. This research further characterized the foreign body response in vivo, demonstrated that T cells are not activated in response to these synthetic biomaterials and the foreign body response can progress normally without thymus-matured T cells.
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James Anderson (Advisor)
Keywords
Foreign body response
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T cells
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Biomaterials
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Rodriguez, A. (2008).
T Cell Interactions in the Foreign Body Response to Biomaterials
[Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1196352778
APA Style (7th edition)
Rodriguez, Analiz.
T Cell Interactions in the Foreign Body Response to Biomaterials.
2008. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1196352778.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Rodriguez, Analiz. "T Cell Interactions in the Foreign Body Response to Biomaterials." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1196352778
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