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Corticosteroids alter the differentiated phenotype of articular chondrocytes.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Jul 2001
Fubini S L, Todhunter R J, Burton-Wurster N, Vernier-Singer M, MacLeod J N
Abstract excerpt
Experimental evidence suggests that recommended dosages of some corticosteroids used clinically as antiinflammatory agents for treating arthropathies damage articular cartilage, but low dosages may be chondroprotective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how different concentrations of methylprednisolone affect chondrocyte function and viability. Articular cartilage and chondrocytes were obtained from...
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