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Macrophage-Silicone Interactions in Women with Breast Prostheses

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Immunology of Silicones

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 210))

Abstract

In order for silicone from breast implants to have an effect on the immune system, it must be demonstrated that cells with the potential for immune system function have access to silicone. It had long been thought that the fibrous capsule surrounding breast prostheses functioned as an effective barrier between the biomaterial and the host. Implants that ruptured were thought to be innocuous to the host as long as the fibrous tissue capsule surrounding the implant was intact. This was termed “contained rupture.” Thus, the capsule was thought to prevent the egress of foreign material (Bingham et al. 1988)

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  1. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, USA

    N. S. Hardt, J. A. Emery & W. E. Winter

  2. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida College of Engineering, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    G. LaTorre & C. Batich

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  1. Laboratory of Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 37, Rm. 2B04, 37 Convent Drive MSC 4255, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4255, USA

    Michael Potter M.D. (Chief) (Chief)

  2. Departments of Pathology and of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, John Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Rm. 4027, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Noel R. Rose M.D. Ph.D. (Professor of Pathology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology) (Professor of Pathology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology)

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Hardt, N.S., Emery, J.A., LaTorre, G., Batich, C., Winter, W.E. (1996). Macrophage-Silicone Interactions in Women with Breast Prostheses. In: Potter, M., Rose, N.R. (eds) Immunology of Silicones. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 210. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85226-8_24

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