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J Arthroplasty ; 23(5): 762-71, 2008 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18534525

ABSTRACT

Anti-infective coatings have been developed to protect the surfaces of cementless implants from bacterial colonization that is known to be a prerequisite for device-related infection. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of brushite-coated arthroplasty surfaces on human osteoblasts and to evaluate the impact of concomitant exposure to gentamycin. We cultured human osteoblasts (hFOB 1.19) on brushite-coated and uncoated titanium alloy in the presence of gentamycin and analyzed cell function and vitality. Our results show that brushite-coated titanium alloy surfaces supported the function of osteoblasts and the expression of extracellular matrix even in the presence of highly dosed gentamycin. Brushite-coated titanium alloy surfaces supported osteogenic function, indicating that this coating could enhance implant osteointegration in vivo. Concomitant exposure to gentamycin slightly decreased osteoblastic activity in vitro, suggesting that there might also be negative effects in vivo. However, in vivo studies are necessary to validate these in vitro findings.


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Arthroplasty, Replacement/instrumentation , Calcium Phosphates , Coated Materials, Biocompatible , Gentamicins/pharmacology , Osteoblasts/drug effects , Titanium , Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cells, Cultured , Collagen Type I/metabolism , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Humans , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Osteoblasts/cytology , Osteoblasts/metabolism
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Swiss Med Wkly ; 137(9-10): 139-45, 2007 Mar 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17370154

ABSTRACT

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Infection of total joint replacements is painful, disabling and difficult to treat because of the increasing bacterial resistance against antibiotics. In view of this, antiseptics show limited bacterial tolerance and have a broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. However, the application of antiseptics to bone is insufficiently studied in literature. Therefore, we investigated the biocompatibility of the antiseptic polyhexanide with bone related cells and asked whether supplementation to bone cement is appropriate in the management of total arthroplasty infections. METHODS: We performed an in vitro study with immortalised human foetal osteoblast cells (hFOB 1.19) and human endothelial cells (EAhy 926). The cultured cells were exposed to media containing various concentrations of gentamicin (12.5-800 microg/ml) and polyhexanide (0.0006-0.01%) for six hours. We measured the phase-contrast microscopy images, the cell viability, cell number and the alkaline phosphatase activity as a parameter for osteogenic function. RESULTS: The exposure of hFOB and endothelial cells to polyhexanide showed a severe reduction of viability and cell number. Gentamicin did not have negative effects on hFOB and endothelial cell number and viability. The alkaline phosphatase activity of hFOB showed a significant decrease after exposure to polyhexanide and gentamicin. The viability and the cell number of endothelial cells seem more negatively affected by polyhexanide than the parameters of the hFOB-cells. CONCLUSIONS: The exposure of human osteoblasts and endothelial cells to polyhexanide at concentrations with questionable antibacterial activity resulted in severe cell damage whereas exposure to high dosed gentamicin did not. These results raise questions as to the feasibility of using antiseptics in bone cement for the treatment of total arthroplasty infections. Further in vivo studies are necessary to show the in vivo relevance of these in vitro findings.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/adverse effects , Arthroplasty, Replacement/adverse effects , Biguanides/adverse effects , Cross Infection/drug therapy , Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Gentamicins/adverse effects , Osteoblasts/drug effects , Prosthesis-Related Infections/drug therapy , Alkaline Phosphatase/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/administration & dosage , Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Bacterial Infections/prevention & control , Biguanides/administration & dosage , Bone Cements/chemistry , Cell Count , Cell Culture Techniques/methods , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Drug Delivery Systems , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Gentamicins/administration & dosage , Humans , Osteoblasts/enzymology , Prosthesis-Related Infections/prevention & control
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Int Orthop ; 31(2): 223-8, 2007 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16710734

ABSTRACT

Local delivery of gentamicin is an accepted method of infection prophylaxis in the surgery of open fractures. However, the few reports of studies into the effect of locally applied gentamicin on osteoblasts used inadequate methods. In our study, we used the well-characterised C2C12 cell line with reproducible differentiation pathway into the osteoblast lineage. We investigated the viability, cell number, alkaline phosphatase activity, and the expression of osteogenic genes of C2C12 cells after exposure to gentamicin at concentrations of 12.5-800 microg/ml for 48 h. Exposure of C2C12 cells to gentamicin (12.5-800 mg/ml) for 48 h showed no significant changes in the cell number, but cell viability was decreased by one-third at the tested concentrations of 200-800 microg/ml. The alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly decreased by one-third to one-half at any tested concentration (12.5-800 microg/ml) of gentamicin. Any tested concentration of gentamicin up to 800 microg/ml for 48 h did not inhibit or decrease the osteogenic gene expression of osterix and alkaline phosphatase of the C2C12 cells. In conclusion, gentamicin at high concentrations as achieved by local application reduced cellular viability and alkaline phosphatase activity in vitro and therefore may be detrimental for bone healing and repair in vivo.


Subject(s)
Gentamicins/pharmacology , Osteogenesis/drug effects , Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism , Cell Line , Cell Survival , Gene Expression , Humans , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sp7 Transcription Factor , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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