Immunohistochemical and histological study of human uncovertebral joints: a preliminary investigation.

Abstract:

STUDY DESIGN:A descriptive cadaveric study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the anatomy and innervation of the uncovertebral joint to determine if it is synovial in nature and capable of generating pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:There is controversy with regard to the anatomic and histological makeup of the uncovertebral interface with some authors considering it a joint and others disc tissue. No research has investigated the presence of pain generating neurotransmitters within the uncovertebral cartilaginous and capsular tissue. METHODS:Tissue from uncovertebral capsule and cartilage was harvested for each uncovertebral surface starting at the C2-C3 to the C6-C7 cervical segment. The tissue was placed in 4% paraformaldehyde fixative, then dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Ten micron sections were cut through the tissue blocks and mounted on slides. The tissue was rehydrated and either stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H and E) or immunostained with antisera against protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), substance P (SP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). RESULTS:The sample consisted of 2 unembalmed fresh male human cadavers of a mean age of 83 years. Chondrocytes and synoviocytes were identified at the capsular tissue of each uncovertebral interface from C2-C3-C6-C7. Immunoreactivity for PGP 9.5, SP, CGRP, and NPY was observed at all uncovertebral interface levels in capsular tissue. CONCLUSION:The presence of both synoviocytes and chondrocytes has been recorded in the present study, suggesting that the uncovertebral interface is synovial in nature. Immunoreactivity to PGP 9.5, SP, CGRP, and NPY indicates the presence of nerve fibers from both the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. These findings suggest that the uncovertebral joints are potential pain generators in the cervical spine.

journal_name

Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

journal_title

Spine

authors

Brismée JM,Sizer PS Jr,Dedrick GS,Sawyer BG,Smith MP

doi

10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819b2b5d

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-05-20 00:00:00

pages

1257-63

issue

12

eissn

0362-2436

issn

1528-1159

pii

00007632-200905200-00005

journal_volume

34

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