Dynamics of TNF-α and IL-1β indices in patients with discogenic pain lumbar spine syndromes on the background of osteopathic treatment
AUTHORS : Novoseltsev1 S.V. | Kosmirov2 IN AND.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : 1St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Institute of
Osteopathic Medicine, 2Saint Petersburg State
University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Osteopathy, St. Petersburg
YEAR : 2010
The article presents the results of immunological studies in patients with discogenic pain syndrome of the lumbar spine, indicating the presence of a
pronounced autoimmune inflammatory process. The dynamics of elimination of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β was shown against the background of
various methods of treatment. Key words: pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β; osteopathic
correction, discogenic pain syndrome, herniated lumbar intervertebral disc.