Abstract
The authors have evaluated adhesive protein expression and cytokine production by human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured in contact with polyethylene terephthalate (PET). ELAM-1, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression was determined by flow cytometry; the concentration of interleukin-1α (IL-1α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the supernatant was determined by enzyme immunoassay. The contact with PET determined a significant increase in ELAM-1 expression and insignificant increase in cytokine production, demonstrating that PET had a limited capability to stimulate endothelial cells in a pro-inflammatory sense.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2071-2076 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biomaterials |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1996 |
Keywords
- Adhesive protein
- Cytokine
- Endothelial cells
- Polyethylene terephthalate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering