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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

NF-κB-Associated Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease.

Aisha S Ahmed, Svante Berg, Kanar Alkass, Henrik Druid, David A Hart, Camilla I Svensson, Eva Kosek

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Aisha S AhmedDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Aisha.ahmed@ki.se.
Svante BergStockhom Spine Center, Löwenströmska Hospital, 194 89 Upplands Väsby, Sweden. svante.berg@spinecenter.se.
Kanar AlkassDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. kanar.alkass@ki.se.
Henrik DruidDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. henrik.druid@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0002-9198-023X
David A HartMcCaig Institute for Bone & Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada. hartd@ucalgary.ca.
Camilla I SvenssonDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Camilla.Svensson@ki.se.
Eva KosekDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Eva.Kosek@ki.se.
Karolinska Institutet · SESwedish National Board of Forensic Medicine · SEUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

King Gustav V Foundation, Sweden SGI-2014_0072; FAI-2015-0205Reumatikerförbundet R-481101Swedish Research Council K2013-52X-22199-01-3; 542-2013-8373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) has been highlighted in mechanisms underlying inflammatory and neuropathic pain processes. The present study was designed to investigate whether NF-κB signaling is associated with pain-related neuropeptide expression in patients with chronic back pain related to degenerative disc disease (DDD). Intervertebral disc (IVD) tissues were collected from forty DDD patients undergoing disc replacement or fusion surgery, and from eighteen postmortem (PM) control subjects.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAdultFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitPainSubstance PTranscription Factor RelATRPV Cation ChannelsNF-kappa BNF-kappa B p50 SubunitNFKB1 protein, humanRELA protein, humanSubstance PTranscription Factor RelATRPV1 protein, humanTRPV Cation Channelscalcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP)chronic low back paindegenerative disc disease (DDD)nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)substance P (SP)transient receptor potential V (TRPV)

Identifiers

PMID30717434
PMCPMC6386867
OpenAlexW2914585579

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