Both expression of cytokines and posterior annulus fibrosus rupture are essential for pain behavior changes induced by degenerative intervertebral disc: An experimental study in rats

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 262-272

  Li, Zemin ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Yang, Hao ^a   Wang, Jianru ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Zhang, Kuibo ^b   Ding, Wenbin ^a   Zheng, Zhaomin ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIFTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

animal model; annulus fibrosus rupture; cytokine; intervertebral disc degeneration; low back pain

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUNCTURE; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANNULUS FIBROSUS RUPTURE; CYTOKINE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYPERALGESIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN; PUNCTURES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUPTURE;

EID: 84890552973     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22494     Document Type: Article

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