Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs IL-1β and TNFα expression profile.docVIP

Available online /content/9/4/R77 Research article Open Access Vol 9 No 4 Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile Christine Lyn Le Maitre, Judith Alison Hoyland and Anthony J Freemont Tissue Injury and Repair Group, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK Corresponding author: Judith Alison Hoyland, judith.hoyland@manchester.ac.uk Received: 15 May 2007 Revisions requested: 28 Jun 2007 Revisions received: 10 Jul 2007 Accepte