Research Article
The Role of Unfolded Protein Response in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Perk and IRE1-α as Two Potential Therapeutic Targets
Table 1
Details of samples and patients.
| Case no. | Diagnosis | Disc level | Pfirrmann’s grade | Gender | Age |
| 1 | Disc herniation | L4-5 | II | M | 33 | 2 | Disc herniation | L4-5 | IV | M | 52 | 3 | Disc herniation | L4-5 | V | F | 34 | 4 | Disc herniation | L4-5, L5-S1 | V | M | 22 | 5 | Vertebral fracture | L3-4 | II | F | 43 | 6 | Disc herniation | L4-5 | IV | M | 17 | 7 | Lumbar stenosis | L3-4 | IV | M | 50 | 8 | Disc herniation | L4-5 | II | M | 28 | 9 | Scoliosis | L1-2 | I | F | 21 |
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