Elina Iordanova Schistad

Oslo University Hospital — Norway

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation(23), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology(18), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments(12), Pregnancy-related medical research(6), Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research(5)

Publications31 total

Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study)
Journal of Pain Research·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Longitudinal changes of serum cytokines in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement
Scientific Reports·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: a potential biomarker for chronic low back pain in patients with Modic changes
RMD Open·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders·2020· 19 citedOpen Access
Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study)
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders·2020· 11 citedOpen Access
Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics- a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders·2020· 10 citedOpen Access
A population-based study of inflammatory mechanisms and pain sensitivity
Pain·2019· 27 citedOpen Access
Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial
BMJ·2019· 108 citedOpen Access
Persistent lumbar radicular and low back pain; impact of genetic variability versus emotional distress
BMC Research Notes·2019· 3 citedOpen Access
Up-regulation of circulating microRNA-17 is associated with lumbar radicular pain following disc herniation
Arthritis Research & Therapy·2019· 24 citedOpen Access
Five-year development of lumbar disc degeneration—a prospective study
Skeletal Radiology·2018· 16 cited
Antibiotic treatment In patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials·2017· 25 citedOpen Access
Local up-regulation of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) following disc herniation is involved in the inflammatory response underlying acute lumbar radicular pain
Cytokine·2017· 18 cited
Genetic predictors of recovery in low back and lumbar radicular pain
Pain·2017· 21 cited
C-reactive protein and cold-pressor tolerance in the general population: the Tromsø Study
Pain·2017· 52 cited
Genes associated with persistent lumbar radicular pain; a systematic review
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders·2016· 24 citedOpen Access
Serum levels of the pro-inflammatory interleukins 6 (IL-6) and -8 (IL-8) in patients with lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation: A 12-month prospective study
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2015· 114 cited
Role of IL1A rs1800587, IL1B rs1143627 and IL1RN rs2234677 Genotype Regarding Development of Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain; a Prospective One-Year Study
PLoS ONE·2014· 23 citedOpen Access
The interleukin-1α gene C>T polymorphism rs1800587 is associated with increased pain intensity and decreased pressure pain thresholds in patients with lumbar radicular pain
Scandinavian Journal of Pain·2014
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Frequent Co-authors

Johannes Gjerstad(19), Cecilie Røe(15), Linda M. Pedersen(14), Ansgar Espeland(12), Lars Grøvle(9), John‐Anker Zwart(9), Kjersti Storheim(9), L.M. Jacobsen(8), Lars Christian Haugli Bråten(8), Monica Wigemyr(8), Anne Julsrud Haugen(8), Jan Sture Skouen(8), Nils Vetti(7), Jens Ivar Brox(7), Anne Froholdt(6), Gunn Hege Marchand(6), Thomas Kadar(6), Maria Dehli Vigeland(6), Olav Lutro(5), Sigrun Randen(5)