Immuno-allergological properties of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) ceramics and nickel sulfate in humans

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 959-966

  Thomas, Peter ^a   Barnstorf, S ^a   Summer, B ^a   Willmann, G ^b   Przybilla, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CERAMTEC AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Ceramics; Interferon ; Nickel; Patch test; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; BLOOD; CELLS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; NICKEL ALLOYS; ORTHOPEDICS; SKIN; SURGERY; TESTING;

IMMUNO-ALLERGOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NON-ALLERGIC DONORS;

BIOMATERIALS;

ALLERGEN; ALUMINUM OXIDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; NICKEL SULFATE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ALLERGENS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERAMICS; CYTOKINES; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; NICKEL; PATCH TESTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0037333661     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00432-5     Document Type: Article

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