Retrospective study of the efficacy of methylprednisolone vs. triamcinolone in lumbar epidural steroid injections for the treatment of low back pain due to degenerative disc disease

Retrospective study of the efficacy of methylprednisolone vs. triamcinolone in lumbar epidural steroid injections for the treatment of low back pain due to degenerative disc disease

Abstract Objective A common low back pain treatment is epidural injection of corticosteroids. The nominal target of anti-inflammatory corticosteroid drugs is the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). In vitro studies show many clinically used steroids also activate the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) with s...

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Main Authors: Zachary R. Higgins, Shuchita Garg, Timothy Burroughs, Katherine A. Qualls, Jun-Ming Zhang, Judith A. Strong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024-09-01
Series:Anesthesiology and Perioperative Science
Subjects:
Mineralocorticoid receptor
Epidural steroid
Low back pain
Smoking
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44254-024-00069-z

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s44254-024-00069-z

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