Publications

Ahn SH, Cho YW, Ahn MW, Jang SH, et al. (2002). mRNA expression of cytokines and chemokines in herniated lumbar intervertebral discs. Spine 27: 911-917. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200205010-00005 PMid:11979160 Akyol S, Eraslan BS, Etyemez H and Tanriverdi T (2010). Catabolic cytokine expressions in patients with degenerative disc disease. Turk. Neurosurg. 20: 492-499. PMid:20963699 Battie MC, Videman T and Parent E (2004). Lumbar disc degeneration: epidemiology and genetic influences. Spine 29: 2679-2690. PMid:15564917 Claudino M, Trombone AP, Cardoso CR, Ferreira SB Jr, et al. (2008). The broad effects of the functional IL-10 promoter-592 polymorphism: modulation of IL-10, TIMP-3, and OPG expression and their association with periodontal disease outcome. J. Leukoc. Biol. 84: 1565-1573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1189/jlb.0308184 PMid:18725394 Hassett G, Hart DJ, Manek NJ, Doyle DV, et al. (2003). Risk factors for progression of lumbar spine disc degeneration: the Chingford Study. Arthritis Rheum. 48: 3112-3117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.11321 Holm S, Mackiewicz Z, Holm AK, Konttinen YT, et al. (2009). Pro-inflammatory, pleiotropic, and anti-inflammatory TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-10 in experimental porcine intervertebral disk degeneration. Vet. Pathol. 46: 1292-1300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1354/vp.07-VP-0179-K-FL PMid:19605905 Igarashi A, Kikuchi S, Konno S and Olmarker K (2004). Inflammatory cytokines released from the facet joint tissue in degenerative lumbar spinal disorders. Spine 29: 2091-2095. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000141265.55411.30 PMid:15454697 Iguchi T, Kanemura A, Kasahara K, Kurihara A, et al. (2003). Age distribution of three radiologic factors for lumbar instability: probable aging process of the instability with disc degeneration. Spine 28: 2628-2633. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.BRS.0000097162.80495.66 PMid:14652480 Kawaguchi S, Yamashita T, Yokogushi K, Murakami T, et al. (2001). Immunophenotypic analysis of the inflammatory infiltrates in herniated intervertebral discs. Spine 26: 1209-1214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200106010-00008 PMid:11389385 Kawaguchi S, Yamashita T, Katahira G, Yokozawa H, et al. (2002). Chemokine profile of herniated intervertebral discs infiltrated with monocytes and macrophages. Spine 27: 1511-1516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200207150-00006 PMid:12131709 Kurreeman FA, Schonkeren JJ, Heijmans BT, Toes RE, et al. (2004). Transcription of the IL10 gene reveals allele-specific regulation at the mRNA level. Hum. Mol. Genet. 13: 1755-1762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddh187 PMid:15198994 Lalani I, Bhol K and Ahmed AR (1997). Interleukin-10: biology, role in inflammation and autoimmunity. Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 79: 469-483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63052-9 Ma SL, Tang NL, Lam LC and Chiu HF (2005). The association between promoter polymorphism of the interleukin-10 gene and Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiol. Aging 26: 1005-1010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.08.010 PMid:15748779 Matsui H, Kanamori M, Ishihara H, Yudoh K, et al. (1998). Familial predisposition for lumbar degenerative disc disease. A case-control study. Spine 23: 1029-1034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199805010-00013 PMid:9589542 Park BL, Han IK, Lee HS, Kim LH, et al. (2004). Association of interleukin 10 haplotype with low bone mineral density in Korean postmenopausal women. J. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 37: 691-699. http://dx.doi.org/10.5483/BMBRep.2004.37.6.691 PMid:15607028 Pye SR, Reid DM, Adams JE, Silman AJ, et al. (2006). Radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration and bone mineral density in men and women. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 65: 234-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.2005.038224 PMid:16014671    PMCid:1798008 Rees LE, Wood NA, Gillespie KM, Lai KN, et al. (2002). The interleukin-10-1082 G/A polymorphism: allele frequency in different populations and functional significance. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 59: 560-569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-002-8448-0 Reuss E, Fimmers R, Kruger A, Becker C, et al. (2002). Differential regulation of interleukin-10 production by genetic and environmental factors - a twin study. Genes Immun. 3: 407-413. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.gene.6363920 PMid:12424622 Sambrook PN, MacGregor AJ and Spector TD (1999). Genetic influences on cervical and lumbar disc degeneration: a magnetic resonance imaging study in twins. Arthritis Rheum. 42: 366-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1529-0131(199902)42:2<366::AID-ANR20>3.0.CO;2-6 Scuderi GJ, Brusovanik GV, Anderson DG, Dunham CJ, et al. (2006). Cytokine assay of the epidural space lavage in patients with lumbar intervertebral disk herniation and radiculopathy. J. Spinal Disord. Tech. 19: 266-269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.bsd.0000204501.22343.99 Solovieva S, Lohiniva J, Leino-Arjas P, Raininko R, et al. (2006). Intervertebral disc degeneration in relation to the COL9A3 and the IL-1ss gene polymorphisms. Eur. Spine J. 15: 613-619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-005-0988-1 PMid:16133074 Tworek D and Kuna P (2005). The role of interleukin 10 in allergic inflammation. Pol. Merkur Lekarski. 18: 125-128. Valdes AM, Hassett G, Hart DJ and Spector TD (2005). Radiographic progression of lumbar spine disc degeneration is influenced by variation at inflammatory genes: a candidate SNP association study in the Chingford cohort. Spine 30: 2445-2451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.brs.0000184369.79744.a5 PMid:16261124 Woertgen C, Rothoerl RD and Brawanski A (2000). Influence of macrophage infiltration of herniated lumbar disc tissue on outcome after lumbar disc surgery. Spine 25: 871-875. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200004010-00017 PMid:10751300