Open AccessLower Plasma Melatonin in the Intervertebral Disk Degeneration Patients Was Associated with Increased Proinflammatory Cytokines
Author(s) -
Yixing Tian,
Yiming Ji,
Xin Mei,
Jun Pan,
Wenye He,
Jiajia Sun,
Kaichen Wan,
Huilin Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical interventions in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1178-1998
pISSN - 1176-9092
DOI - 10.2147/cia.s290045
Subject(s) - melatonin , medicine , biomarker , proinflammatory cytokine , receiver operating characteristic , endocrinology , area under the curve , pathological , interleukin 6 , inflammation , biology , biochemistry
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) was considered to be the pathological basis of intervertebral disc herniation (IDH). However, the plasma melatonin in the IDD cases and healthy controls remained unclear.