Effects of torsion on intervertebral disc gene expression and biomechanics, using a rat tail model

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 607-614

  Barbir, Ana ^a   Godburn, Karolyn E ^a   Michalek, Arthur J ^a   Lai, Alon ^b   Monsey, Robert D ^c   Iatridis, James C ^a,c  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

animal study; elastin; in vivo; injury; proinflammatory cytokines; rat tail model; torsion

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; ELASTASE; ELASTIN; GENIPIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL TORSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINE INJURY; TAIL; TORSION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MODELS, ANIMAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TAIL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 79955066764     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d9b58b     Document Type: Article

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