Direct inhibitory effect of caffeine on viability, synthesis activity and gene expression in cultures of chondrocytes extracted from the articular cartilage of rats

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of concentrations of caffeine on the viability, synthesis activity and gene expression in cultures of chondrocytes. Extracted articular cartilage from the femurs and tibias of 15 Wistar rats at three days old to isolate chondrocytes. Chondroc...

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Main Authors: A.M.S. Reis, K.P. Oliveira, I.H.F. Paula, A.P. Silva, J.F. Tarragô, N.M. Ocarino, R. Serakides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000200509&lng=en&tlng=en