Compostions and methods for diagnosis of axial pain with or without radiculopathy
申请人:WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
公开号:US10098970B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-16
The invention provides methods and composition developed to be used with imaging techniques and useful for diagnosis and monitoring the pain generator(s) of axial pain with or without radiculopathy and methods for screening therapeutic compounds potentially useful for treating axial pain with or without radiculopathy. Alternatively, degenerated discs can be monitored and treated before occurrence of a pathological pain condition. Pain markers and markers of degeneration include markers of neuronal, vascular, immune and matrix elements.
本发明提供了与成像技术一起使用的方法和组合物,可用于诊断和监测有或无根性病变的轴性疼痛的疼痛发生器,以及筛选可能用于治疗有或无根性病变的轴性疼痛的治疗化合物的方法。另外,还可以在病理疼痛发生之前对退化的椎间盘进行监测和治疗。疼痛标志物和退化标志物包括神经元、血管、免疫和基质元素的标志物。