Effects of vertebral fusion on levels of pro-inflammatory and catabolic mediators in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration
ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.55, no.3, pp.246-252, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 55 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.5152/j.aott.2021.19195
- Journal Name: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.246-252
- Keywords: Intervertebral disc degeneration, Posterior vertebral fusion, Pro-inflammatory mediators, Matrix metalloproteinases, Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the alterations in levels of pro-inflammatory and catabolic mediators following vertebral fusion in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration.