Cervical disc herniation

Altered expression of metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 in cervical disc herniation patients

H. M. Zhuang, Xu, G. T., Wen, S. F., Guo, Y. Y., Huang, Q., Zhuang, H. M., Xu, G. T., Wen, S. F., Guo, Y. Y., Huang, Q., Zhuang, H. M., Xu, G. T., Wen, S. F., Guo, Y. Y., and Huang, Q., Altered expression of metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 in cervical disc herniation patients, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The aim of the current study was to examine matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) expression in patients with cervical disc herniation (CDH). A total of 127 specimens from CDH patients undergoing posterior spinal surgery were obtained for the case group, which was divided into three subgroups: lateral protrusion (N = 102), median protrusion (N = 18), and paramedian protrusion (N = 7). Another 55 specimens from subjects who had cervical spine trauma and underwent spinal canal decompression were obtained for the control group.

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