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Effects of Dental Resins on TNF-α-induced ICAM-1 Expression in Endothelial Cells

2001; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 80; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/00220345010800090301

1544-0591

Elisabet L. Kostoryz, Pei Tong, A. F. STRAUTMAN, Alan G. Glaros, J. David Eick, David M. Yourtee,

Immune Response and Inflammation

Many reports have demonstrated inflammation after the placement of dental restorations. To explain this side-effect, we studied a biomarker in the inflammatory response. The intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is a key mediator for recruitment of leukocytes to the site of inflammation. Therefore, we investigated whether methacrylates (a BISGMA-based dental resin, BISGMA, and MAA) and Cyracure™ UVR 6105, an epoxy monomer, could alter ICAM-1 expression in unstimulated and TNF-a-stimulated endothelial cells. Six-well plates with monolayers of human umbilical vein cells, ECV 304 (ATCC CRL 1998), were exposed to TNF-a (1 ng/mL) in the presence and absence of subtoxic and TC 50 doses of chemicals for 24 hrs at 37°C/5% CO 2 . Several doses of TNF-a (0.5-2 ng/mL) were co-incubated with 100 μL of undiluted aqueous dental resin extracts. Cells were harvested and stained with mAB FITC-conjugated anti-human ICAM-1 (CD54). ICAM-1 expression was measured by flow cytometry. Cells expressed basal levels of ICAM-1, which was up-regulated by TNF-a but was not changed by all samples studied. Except for UVR 6105, the methacrylates significantly decreased ICAM-1 expression in TNF-α-stimulated cells. These findings suggest that methacrylates may decrease the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation.