The role of nerve fibers and their neurotransmitters in regulating intervertebral disc degeneration

K Sun, J Jiang, Y Wang, X Sun, J Zhu, X Xu… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) has been the major contributor to chronic lower back
pain (LBP). Abnormal apoptosis, senescence, and pyroptosis of IVD cells, extracellular …

Single-cell RNA sequencing in orthopedic research

T Wang, L Wang, L Zhang, Y Long, Y Zhang, Z Hou - Bone Research, 2023 - nature.com
Although previous RNA sequencing methods have been widely used in orthopedic research
and have provided ideas for therapeutic strategies, the specific mechanisms of some …

Single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals macrophage involved in the progression of human intervertebral disc degeneration

Z Ling, Y Liu, Z Wang, Z Zhang, B Chen… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has been considered as the primary pathological
mechanism that underlies low back pain. Understanding the molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery of coenzyme Q10 loaded micelle targets mitochondrial ROS and enhances efficiency of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in intervertebral disc …

J Sun, F Yang, L Wang, H Yu, Z Yang, J Wei, K Vasilev… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Stem cell transplantation has been proved a promising therapeutic instrument in
intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). However, the elevation of oxidative stress in the …

Osteopontin deficiency promotes cartilaginous endplate degeneration by enhancing the NF-κB signaling to recruit macrophages and activate the NLRP3 …

Y Wang, W Zhang, Y Yang, J Qin, R Wang, S Wang… - Bone Research, 2024 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a major cause of discogenic pain, and is attributed
to the dysfunction of nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, and cartilaginous endplate (CEP) …

Mitochondrial DNA induces nucleus pulposus cell pyroptosis via the TLR9-NF-κB-NLRP3 axis

P Lu, H Zheng, H Meng, C Liu, L Duan, J Zhang… - Journal of translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Nucleus pulposus cell (NPC) death and progressive reduction play important
roles in intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). As part of a damage-associated molecular …

Spatiotemporal characterization of human early intervertebral disc formation at single‐cell resolution

T Zhou, Y Chen, Z Liao, L Zhang, D Su, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The intervertebral disc (IVD) acts as a fibrocartilaginous joint to anchor adjacent vertebrae.
Although several studies have demonstrated the cellular heterogeneity of adult mature IVDs …

[HTML][HTML] Cynarin alleviates intervertebral disc degeneration via protecting nucleus pulposus cells from ferroptosis

P Zhang, K Rong, J Guo, L Cui, K Kong, C Zhao… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) leads to a series of degenerative spine diseases.
Clinical treatment of IVDD is mainly surgery, lacking effective drugs to alleviate intervertebral …

Revealing the key MSCs niches and pathogenic genes in influencing CEP homeostasis: A conjoint analysis of single-cell and WGCNA

W Li, S Zhang, Y Zhao, D Wang, Q Shi, Z Ding… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Degenerative disc disease (DDD), a major contributor to discogenic pain, which is mainly
resulted from the dysfunction of nucleus pulposus (NP), annulus fibrosis (AF) and cartilage …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics reveals heterogeneity and intercellular crosstalk in human intervertebral disc degeneration

D Wang, ZZ Li, W Huang, S Cao, L **e, Y Chen, H Li… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
The complexity of the human intervertebral disc (IVD) has hindered the elucidation of the
microenvironment and mechanisms underlying IVD degeneration (IVDD). Here we …