Pathomechanisms of discogenic low back pain in humans and animal models

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1347-1355

  Ohtori, Seiji ^a   Inoue, Gen ^a   Miyagi, Masayuki ^b   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypermobility; Inflammation; Intervertebral disc; Pain; Psychosocial factors; Sensory nerve

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; CYTOKINE; ETANERCEPT; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISCOGENIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MECHANICAL HYPERMOBILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84930378357     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.490     Document Type: Article

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