Can stories influence African-American patients' intentions to change hypertension management behaviors?
Patients were more emotionally engaged and reported intentions to change behavior when watching real patient hypertension management success stories.
Inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, PGE2, and NO) seem to play a crucial role in hypertrophy and ossification of LF. Degenerated, herniated intervertebral disks, and facet arthrosis may influence LF through inflammatory cytokines and cause hypertrophy and ossification of LF.