Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A
Volume 108, Issue 1, Pages 127-135Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36798
Keywords
biomaterials; foreign body reaction; macrophages
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81870801]
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The foreign body reaction (FBR) is described as a local chronic inflammation after implantation of biomaterials in which macrophages involved intimately. At the stage of acute inflammation, mast cells release histamine, Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and Interleukin-13 (IL-13), enhancing recruitment, and fusion of macrophages in the following phase. As for chronic intensive inflammation, degradation of biomaterials would be promoted by macrophage-derived foreign body giant cells releasing degradative enzymes, acid and reactive oxygen intermediates. Nevertheless, it could be seen as a breakthrough point for regulating FBR, considering the dominant role of the macrophage in the immune response as exemplified by the decrease of IL-4 and IL-13, stabilizing an appropriate balance between two macrophage phenotypes, selectively suppressing some function of macrophages, and so on. Moreover, the relationship between macrophages polarization and the development of a fibrous capsule, which increase the possibility of implantation failure, will be illustrated later. This review aims at providing readers a comprehensive understanding of FBR and its correlative treatment strategy.
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