Cells from degenerative intervertebral discs demonstrate unfavorable responses to mechanical and inflammatory stimuli: A pilot study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 846-855

  Sowa, Gwendolyn A ^a   Coelho, J Paulo ^a   Vo, Nam V ^a   Pacek, Corey ^a   Westrick, Edward ^a   Kang, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Gene Expression; Inflammation; Intervertebral Disc; Tensile Strain

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RABBIT; RANDOMIZATION; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PILOT PROJECTS; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84866891983     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31825f145a     Document Type: Review

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