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ba0001pp250 | Chondrocytes and cartilage | ECTS2013

In vitro effects of caffeine on the proliferation, apoptosis, and gene transcripts expression of chondrogenic differentiation in growth cartilage of rats

Reis Amanda Maria Sena , Raad Raquel Viana , de Melo Ocarino Natalia , Serakides Rogeria

Caffeine is a methylxanthine found in many foods and is widely consumed by the human population. Therefore, its effects and mechanisms in various tissues have been widely studied. But despite changing the postnatal bone growth, there are few studies about its effect on growth cartilage. The objective of this study was to evaluate the In vitro effects of caffeine on proliferation, apoptosis and gene transcripts expression of chondrogenic differentiation in growth carti...