Cytokine assay of the epidural space lavage in patients with lumbar intervertebral disk herniation and radiculopathy

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-269

  Scuderi, Gaetano J ^a   Brusovamik, Georgiy ^b   Anderson, D Greg ^c   Dunham, Cami J ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Demeo, Ronald F ^a   Hallab, Nadim ^a  

^a University of Hawaii ^*  (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical pain mediators; Cytokines; Epidural space lavage; Lumbar epidural space; Neuropeptides; Prostaglandins; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CYTOKINE; EOTAXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NEUROPEPTIDE; RANTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDURAL SPACE LAVAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LAVAGE; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CODING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; RADICULAR PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; SAMPLE SIZE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VOLUNTEER; ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPIDURAL SPACE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOKINES; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; IRRIGATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33746524421     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000204501.22343.99     Document Type: Article

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