Immunophenotypic characterization of human T cells after in vitro exposure to different silicone breast implant surfaces.

The most common complication of silicone breast implants is capsular contracture (massive scar formation around the implant). We postulate that capsular contracture is always a sequel to inflammatory processes, with both innate and adaptive immune mechanisms participating. In general, fibroblasts an...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Cappellano, Christian Ploner, Susanne Lobenwein, Sieghart Sopper, Paul Hoertnagl, Christina Mayerl, Nikolaus Wick, Gerhard Pierer, Georg Wick, Dolores Wolfram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5805229?pdf=render

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