Cellularity and cartilage matrix increased in hypertrophied ligamentum flavum: Histopathological analysis focusing on the mechanical stress and bone morphogenetic protein signaling

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-115

  Shafaq, Najibullah ^a   Suzuki, Akinobu ^a   Terai, Hidetomi ^a   Wakitani, Shigeyuki ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

bone morphogenetic protein; cartilage matrix formation; degenerative lumbar canal stenosis; ligamentum flavum; mechanical stress

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1A; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1B; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 2; ENDOGLIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE MATRIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIED LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CARTILAGE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL STENOSIS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84859651978     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31820bb76e     Document Type: Article

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