Alteration in the pattern of macrophage subtypes in chronic osteomyelitis compared with acute joint infection.
Int Orthop
; 19(3): 162-6, 1995.
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Macrophage subtypes were detected in cryostat sections of biopsies from patients with chronic osteomyelitis, acute joint infections and normal bone marrow, using monoclonal antibodies against different macrophage populations. The resident macrophage subtype 25F9, the gluco-corticoid-inducible macrophage RM 3/1 and the inflammatory type 27E10 were found in abundance in acute infections. They were also present in tissue sections of uninflamed bone marrow. By contrast, in about 50% of the biopsies from patients with chronic osteomyelitis a reduced number of macrophage subtypes, or even the lack of one or more macrophage subpopulations was found. The unusual absence of macrophage phenotypes seems to be restricted to the area of osteomyelitis because in the tissues of inflamed sinuses in these patients, the macrophage subtypes were present. These findings suggest a disturbance at the level of the macrophages which may contribute to the persistence of the inflammatory process in osteomyelitis.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Osteomielitis
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Infecciones Bacterianas
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Artropatías
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Macrófagos
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int Orthop
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Alemania