Spine
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A genetic association study. ⋯ 3.
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Given the results of previous in vitro investigations of the expression patterns of adiponectin and its receptors in healthy and degenerated intervertebral discs (IVDs), we studied the effects of adiponectin on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) production in degenerated nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and analyzed the association between adiponectin levels in IVD tissues and IVD Pfirrmann grades. ⋯ N/A.
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Prospective study. ⋯ 3.