The aging spine: The role of inflammatory mediators in intervertebral disc degeneration

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 4-18

  Podichetty, Vinod K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Extracellular matrix; Inflammatory mediators; Intervertebral disc degeneration

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEOGLYCAN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; AUTACOID;

AGING; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; BACKACHE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACK PAIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 34447262134     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T814     Document Type: Article

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