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Table 1 Demographic data on surgical disc samples (M = male; F = female)

From: Curcuma DMSO extracts and curcumin exhibit an anti-inflammatory and anti-catabolic effect on human intervertebral disc cells, possibly by influencing TLR2 expression and JNK activity

Nr.

Sex

Age

Level

Pathology

Grade

Experiments

1

F

15

L5/S1

Herniation

4

G

2

M

35

L4/5

Herniation

4

G

3

M

46

L3/4

Herniation

3

G

4

M

60

L4/5

Herniation

4

G

5

F

56

L1/2

Herniation

5

G

6

F

48

L4/5

Herniation

4

G

7

M

59

L5/S1

DDD

4

G

8

M

39

L4/5

Herniation

3

G

9

M

60

L4/5

Herniation

3

G

10

F

51

L4/5

DDD

4

G

11

F

48

L4/5

DDD

3

G

12

M

59

L5/S1

Herniation

3

G

13

F

42

L4/5

Herniation

4

G

14

M

28

L5/S1

Herniation

3

V

15

F

71

L1/2

Herniation

5

V

16

F

46

L5/S1

Herniation

5

V

17

M

61

L4/5

Herniation

3

V

18

F

59

L4/5

Herniation

3

V

19

M

57

L4/5

Herniation

4

P

20

M

48

L4/5

Herniation

3

P

21

F

23

L5/S1

Herniation

3

P

22

F

43

L4/5

Herniation

4

P

23

M

49

L5/S1

Herniation

4

P

24

F

50

L5/S1

Herniation

3

P

25

F

45

L5/S1

Herniation

4

P

26

F

40

L4/5

Herniation

4

P

27

N

26

L4/5

Herniation

4

P

  1. Grade = Pfirrmann Grading; Pathology: DDD = Degenerative disc disease Experiments: V = Viability, G = Gene expression analysis, P = Pathway analysis.