Abstract
Purpose:* To culture and to characterize lateral elbow epicondylitis cells with the markers: collagen type I, II, III, scleraxis, osteocalcin, alpha muscle actin and vimentin by immunohistochemistry.* To evaluate the basal production index of inflammatory cytokines IL-1², IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-±, FGF, VEGF and GM-CSF by lateral epicondylitis cells in cell culture.* To compare the in vitr…