Effect of an intraoperative periradicular application of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on residual post-surgical neuropathic pain after disc herniation surgery: study protocol for NeuroPRF, a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Panel of genes used for gene expression analysis

Pro-inflammatory cytokines	TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IL-18, MCP-1, RANTES, CXCL2, fractalkine
Anti-inflammatory cytokines	IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, IL-1RA
Signal transduction proteins	IκB, NFκB p65 subunit

TNF tumor necrosis factor, IL interleukin, MCP monocyte chemoattractant protein, RANTES regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted, CXCL2 chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2, IL-1RA interleukin 1 receptor antagonist, NFκB nuclear factor kappa B, IκB inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B

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