Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411644
Keywords
dental implants; peri-implantitis; titanium; lymphocytes; macrophage polarization; IL-1 beta; IL-18; IL-8
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This study analyzed the gene expression in peri-implant gingival tissues of patients with failed, successful, or no implants. The results showed that titanium particles modulate lymphocyte and macrophage polarization in peri-implant tissues, which may contribute to implant failure. The presence of titanium particles and infiltration of immune cells, particularly lymphocytes and macrophages, were confirmed in the failed implant samples. In vitro validation also demonstrated increased expression of IL-1 beta, IL-8, and IL-18 by macrophages.
Titanium dental implants are one of the modalities to replace missing teeth. The release of titanium particles from the implant's surface may modulate the immune cells, resulting in implant failure. However, little is known about the immune microenvironment that plays a role in periimplant inflammation as a consequence of titanium particles. In this study, the peri-implant gingival tissues were collected from patients with failed implants, successful implants and no implants, and then a whole transcriptome analysis was performed. The gene set enrichment analysis confirmed that macrophage M1/M2 polarization and lymphocyte proliferation were differentially expressed between the study groups. The functional clustering and pathway analysis of the differentially expressed genes between the failed implants and successful implants versus no implants revealed that the immune response pathways were the most common in both comparisons, implying the critical role of infiltrating immune cells in the peri-implant tissues. The H&E and IHC staining confirmed the presence of titanium particles and immune cells in the tissue samples, with an increase in the infiltration of lymphocytes and macrophages in the failed implant samples. The in vitro validation showed a significant increase in the level of IL-1 beta, IL-8 and IL-18 expression by macrophages. Our findings showed evidence that titanium particles modulate lymphocyte and macrophage polarization in peri-implant gingival tissues, which can help in the understanding of the imbalance in osteoblastosteoclast activity and failure of dental implant osseointegration.
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