The osteoblast as an inflammatory cell: production of cytokines in response to bacteria and components of bacterial biofilms

BACKGROUND: Implant infections are a major complication in the field of orthopaedics. Bacteria attach to the implant-surface and form biofilm-colonies which makes them difficult to treat. Not only immune cells exclusively respond to bacterial challenges, but also local tissue cells are capable of pa...

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Published in:BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Main Authors: Dapunt, Ulrike, Giese, Thomas, Stegmaier, Sabine, Moghaddam, Arash, Hänsch, Gertrud Maria
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890488/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27250617
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1091-y
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