퇴행성 척추질환 및 추간판 탈출증 환자의 싸이토카인과 성장인자 발현Expression of Growth Factors and Cytokines in Patients with Degenerated Disc Disease and Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
- Other Titles
- Expression of Growth Factors and Cytokines in Patients with Degenerated Disc Disease and Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
- Authors
- 문찬삼; 이승철; 정운원; 설동근; 홍영기; 김현숙; 왕준호; 이상헌
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- 대한재활의학회
- Keywords
- Herniated nucleus pulposus; Degenerated disc disease; Cytokines; Growth factors
- Citation
- Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, v.33, no.3, pp.304 - 308
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Volume
- 33
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 304
- End Page
- 308
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/121714
- ISSN
- 2234-0645
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the expression of cytokines and growth factors in disc specimens obtained from small numbers of patients with herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and degenerated disc disease (DDD).
Method: A total of ten human intervertebral disc samples consisted of five painful degenerative discs and five herniated intervertebal discs were obtained from surgery. MRI and Western blot analyses on these disc samples were performed to determine the levels of disc degeneration and the expression levels of cytokines and growth factors.
Results: The levels of IL-6 were significantly greater in the DDD patients than in the HNP patients, but no statistical differences were observed in the expression of IL-1β, IL-8 and TNF-α between the HNP and DDD patients. In addition, the expression of TGF β was significantly higher in the DDD patients than in the HNP patients.
Conclusion: The higher levels of cytokine and growth factor expression in the DDD than in the HNP show why discogenic patients usually have more severe back pain than patients with herniated discs.
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