%0 Journal Article
%T High IL-6 level as a marker of lumbar osteoarthritis in patients older than 55 years with low back pain
%A Anak Agung Wiradewi Lestari
%A Dewa Gede Kurnia Pratama
%A I Ketut Suyasa
%A Putu Astawa
%J Archive of "Orthopedic Research and Reviews".
%D 2019
%R 10.2147/ORR.S188678
%X Low back pain (LBP) is a common clinical condition encountered by most physicians, but the cause and risk factors are still unclear. Cytokines such as IL-6 play an important role in cartilage degeneration, but the role of IL-6 in osteoarthritis (OA) is still debatable. Herein, we aimed to determine the association between high IL-6 levels and lumbar OA in patients older than 55 years with LBP
%K interleukin
%K LBP
%K biomarker
%K inflammatory
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6460815/