Beneficial effects of hyperbaric oxygen
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Chi-Chien Niu; Li-Jen Yuan; Lih-Huei Chen; Song-Shu Lin; Tsung-Ting Tsai; Jen-Ch
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract Nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) from degenerating disks produce catabolic and inflammatory factors, including interleukin (IL)‐1, nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE‐2), and matrix metalloproteinaes (MMPs). An imbalance between MMPs and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases