Effects of vertebral fusion on levels of pro-inflammatory and catabolic mediators in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc degeneration

Dumanlidag D., Keles D., OKTAY G., Kosay C.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, vol.55, no.3, pp.246-252, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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, MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES, NITRIC-OXIDE, INJURY
  • 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.