Increased Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines and Discogenic Neck Pain.
Xinjian KangMan QianTao QinMingli LiuHaiwei XuBao-Shan XuPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2023)
The increased expression of inflammatory cytokines in diseased cervical intervertebral discs might play a key role in the pathogenesis of discogenic neck pain. Although inflammation is involved in intervertebral disc degeneration, there is no linear positive correlation between the concentration of inflammatory cytokines and the degree of disc degeneration.