After calcium-phosphates biomaterials based implantation like hydroxyapatite coating, particles are released in the periprosthetic tissues. Fibrous tissue around wear debris are mainly made of monocytes that can be produced metalloprotease (MMP), considered to be the key enzymes in extracellular matrix turnover. Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases are important regulator of MMPs activity. Interleukin-1 mainly produced by monocytes can also regulate MMPs production. In the present work, we have evaluated the effect of hydroxyapatite particles characteristics (size, shape and sintering temperature) on the MMP-2, -9 and their inhibitors TIMP-2, -1 production. Our results demonstrate that sintering temperature (that modify crystal size and surface area) have few effect on MMPs and TIMPs production. Not-phagocytable particles induced more MMP-9, altough phagocytable particles induced more IL-1β production. The shape of the particles was the most important factor since needle particles induced the most important quantity of MMPs and IL-1β.