Anti-TNF therapy as symptomatic treatment for lumbago caused by a herniated lumbar disc. A new therapeutic perspective;Anti-TNF como tratamiento sintomático para el dolor lumbar causado por disco intervertebral herniado. Nueva perspectiva terapéutica

DOLOR

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Acosta Pereira, A ^a,b   Torrente Segarra, V ^a,b   Rodrícuez De La Serna, Arturo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UAB ^*

Author keywords

Anti TNF therapy; Herniated disc; Lumbago

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MICROSURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 38549153709     PISSN: 02140659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Saal JA. Natural history and non-operative treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Spine. 1996;21:2S-9S.
2. Burton CV. Lumbosacral arachnoiditis. Spine. 1978;3:24-30.
3. Quiles M. Lumbar adhesive arachnoiditis: Etiological and pathological aspects. Spine. 1978;12:83-6.
4. Pountain GD, Keegan AL. Impaired fibrinolytic activity in defined chronic back pain syndromes. Spine. 1987;12:83-6.
5. Suk KS, Lee HM, Moon SH, Kim NH. Recurrent lumbar disc herniation: results of operative management. Spine. 2001 Mar 15;26(6):672-6.
6. Hoyland JA. Intervertebral foramen venous obstruction: A causa of periradicular fibrosis? Spine. 1989;14:558-68.
7. Cooper RG, Freemont AJ. Herniated intervertebral disc-associated periradicular fibrosis and vascular abnormalites occur without inflammatory cell infiltration. Spine. 1995;20:591-8.
8. Olmarker K, Rydevik. Selective inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha prevents nucleus pulposus-induced thrombus formation, intraneural oedema and reduction of nerve conduction velocity. Possible implications for pharmacological treatment strategies os sciatica. Spine. 2001;26:863-9.
9. A. Onda, S. Yabuki. Effects of neutralizing antibodies to tumor necrosis factor-alpha on nucleus pulposus-induced abnormal nociresponses in rat dorsal horn neurons. Spine. 2003;28:967-72.
10. Karppinen J, Korhonen T. Tumour necrosis factor-alpha monoclonal antibody, infliximab used to manage severe sciatica. Spine. 2003;28:750-4.
11. Atcheon, SG, Dymeck T. Rapid resolution of chronic sciatica with intravenosus infliximab after failed epidural steroid injections. Spine. 2004;29:248-50.
12. Ahn SH, Cho YW, Ahn MW, et al. mRNA expression of cytokines and chemokines in herniated lumbar intervertebral discs. Spine. 2002 May 1;27(9) 911-7.