Serum CXCL12/SDF-1 level is positively related with lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and clinical severity

This study aimed to examine whether stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) or C-X-C chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) participates in the development of lumbar disc degeneration, as implicated earlier by the level of CXCL12 correlating with this disease. It enrolled 145 patients with symptomatic lumbar in...

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Main Authors: Zhao-Juan Er, Chun-Fang Yin, Wen-Jing Wang, Xue-Jun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Innate Immunity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425919895086