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Objective To investigate the effect of tantalum particles on the proliferation of osteoblasts and explore its mechanism. Methods Mouse osteoblasts MC3T3-E1 were co-cultured with micro-tantalum particles (micro-Ta)and Nano-tantalum particles(nano-Ta)of different concentrations respectively. CCK-8 assay was used to measure the cell viability at 6,12,24 and 48 h. According to the result of CCK-8 the group with the most prolif-erative effect was screened and the level of autophagy was detected by using Western blot,laser confocal microsco-py and transmission electron microscopy(SEM). Finally,to verify the role of autophagy in pro-proliferation effect of nano-Ta,the OD value was measured repeatedly in combination with autophagy inducer and inhibitor. Results 100 ng/mL micro-Ta treated groups had obvious proliferative effect but autophagy was not detected. 20 μg/mL nano-Ta treated groups had obvious proliferative effect and autophagy was detected. CCK-8 assay revealed that autophagy inhibitor can significantly inhibited cell proliferation of nano-Ta treated group. Conclusion Nano-Ta could pro-mote cell proliferation by inducing autophagy,and micro-Ta may promote osteoblast proliferation through other non-autophagy pathway.