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Polymethyl methacrylate resin for provisional restoration affects rat macrophage function in in vitro conditions
Nadica S Đorđević1, Dragana Tričković-Vukić2, Meliha G Šehalić1
1Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica.
Purpose:
This study evaluated the cytotoxic effects of polymethyl methacrylate resin extracts on rat macrophage viability in in vitro conditions.
Methods:
Prepared test specimens were immersed in 5 mL of artificial saliva and incubated for 24, 48, and 72 h at 37°C. The cytotoxicity of the obtained solutions of extracted resins, used as a stock solution (100%) and diluted with Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) medium to obtain the working solutions (50, 40, 30, 20, 10, and 5%), was evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay.
Results:
No dose-dependent toxic activity in macrophage culture was detected for the three types of extracts obtained after 24, 48, and 72 h of material extraction. The shortest extraction of material was found to be completely non-toxic, and the 20% concentration of this extract obtained caused a significant increase in cell ability to metabolize MTT. Extracts obtained after 72 h of extraction showed the highest cytotoxic potential of 50%, 40% and 30%, and extracts obtained after 48 and 72 h of extraction at concentrations of 5% and 10% had a proliferative effect on the macrophage cell line.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated that the highest cytotoxic effect was observed in cells exposed to the highest concentrations (50, 40, and 30%) of the extracts that were extracted for 72 h.
