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  • The article examines changes in immune cell types in peri-implant soft tissue after three months of treatment with a collagen matrix in 12 patients.
  • Researchers used immunohistochemical stains to identify and analyze various inflammatory cells and fibroblasts before and after the augmentation process.
  • The study found significant increases in certain endothelial cells and anti-inflammatory macrophages, indicating their importance in the healing process, suggesting potential for future therapeutic developments.

Article Abstract

This article defines immunophenotypes of stromal inflammatory and endothelial cells and fibroblasts 3 months after augmentation of the peri-implant soft tissue using a porcine cross-linked collagen matrix (VCMX). Peri-implant soft tissue samples were obtained from 12 patients at the lining mucosa (LM)-masticatory mucosa (MM) junction before (1) and 3 months after (2) augmentation. Immu- nohistochemical stains were performed to identify inflammatory cells (T [CD3] and B [CD20] lym- phocytes, plasma cells [CD138]), macrophages (CD68-proinflammatory, CD163-anti-inflammatory/ reparative), endothelial cells (CD31, CD34), and fibroblasts (CD90, TE-7). Differences in the mean positively stained cells pre- and postaugmentation were analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. CD31+ endothelial cells showed increased mean numbers in MM2 compared to MM1 (P = .025) and in LM2 compared to LM1 (P = .047). CD163+ anti-inflammatory macrophages showed higher mean numbers in MM2 than in MM1 (P = .021) and in LM2 than in LM1 (P = .012). All other cell phenotypes showed nonsignificant changes between pre- and postaugmentation. This molecular study provides novel insight on the frequency of stromal cell phenotypes in the wound healing process at 3 months postaugmentation with VCMX, with anti-inflammatory CD163+ macrophages being predominant. This should be further investigated to help find novel therapeutic approaches to modulate and promote the VCMX-related healing process.

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