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Presence of interleukin-17C in the tissue around aseptic loosened implants
Changhe Hou1, Yangchun Zhang, Shiming Yu
1Joint Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 518000, China.
Purpose:
The most common long-term complication of joint arthroplasty is aseptic loosening. The proinflammatory cytokines secreted by macrophages are involved in aseptic loosening. Recently, a novel proinflammatory cytokine IL-17C was reported to participate in inflammatory diseases by synergising with proinflammatory cytokines. However, the relationship between IL-17C and the aseptic loosening is unclear.
Methods:
The tissues around aseptic loosened implants were collected during revision surgery and handled by formalin fixation and embedded in paraffin. The presence of IL-17C in the tissues around the aseptic loosened implants was investigated in 12 aseptic loosening patients using immunofluorescence.
Results:
The presence of IL-17C protein in the tissues around aseptic loosened implants was detected by immunofluorescence. There are no statistical differences between optical density of IL-17C in aseptic loosening samples and in rheumatoid arthritis samples (positive control).
Conclusions:
These results suggest the presence of IL-17C in aseptic loosening. Interleukin-17C was related to the inflammation of aseptic loosening, possibly by contributing to the inflammation and osteolysis in the tissues surrounding aseptic loosened implants.
