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- 2019
High IL-6 level as a marker of lumbar osteoarthritis in patients older than 55 years with low back painDOI: 10.2147/ORR.S188678 Keywords: interleukin, LBP, biomarker, inflammatory Abstract: 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
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