Hanselmayer H, Roll P, Glawogger F
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1976 Dec;169(6):737-42.
Ultrastructural examinations of a silastic sponge implant (which was removed with the clinical diagnosis rejection against the silicon material) revealed massive infiltration of so called apothogenic bacteria and macrophages. The results of this examination support the idea that in most of the cases with symptoms of inflammation, there is not a rejection against the sponge material itself but acute or chronic bacterial infection. In the bradytrophic area of the sponge socalled apathogenic bacteria may grow and lead to considerable reactions, because antibodies are decreased.
对一个硅橡胶海绵植入物（因临床诊断为对硅材料排斥而被取出）进行的超微结构检查显示，有大量所谓的致病细菌和巨噬细胞浸润。该检查结果支持这样一种观点，即在大多数有炎症症状的病例中，并非对海绵材料本身产生排斥，而是急性或慢性细菌感染。在海绵的营养缺乏区域，所谓的非致病细菌可能生长并引发相当大的反应，因为抗体减少。
