Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Injured Intervertebral Discs Attenuates Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats

Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Injured Intervertebral Discs Attenuates Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats

Study DesignAn experimental animal study.PurposeTo evaluate effects of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on the content and distribution of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the dorsal ganglia in a rat model.Overview of LiteratureIncreased expression of VEGF in degenerative...

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Main Authors: Jun Sato, Kazuhide Inage, Masayuki Miyagi, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Masao Koda, Takeo Furuya, Junichi Nakamura, Miyako Suzuki, Go Kubota, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takeshi Sainoh, Kazuki Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Shiga, Koki Abe, Hirohito Kanamoto, Masahiro Inoue, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Masaki Norimoto, Tomotaka Umimura, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori, Sumihisa Orita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2017-08-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Intervertebral discs
Back pain
Vascular endothelial growth factor
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-11-556.pdf

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