Cell-based strategies for IVD repair: clinical progress and translational obstacles

ALA Binch, JC Fitzgerald, EA Growney… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major cause of low back pain, a prevalent and
chronic condition that has a striking effect on quality of life. Currently, no approved …

Intervertebral disc degeneration—Current therapeutic options and challenges

A Samanta, T Lufkin, P Kraus - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is a normal part of aging. Due to the spine's
declining function and the development of pain, it may affect one's physical health, mental …

Genetic therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration

EJ Roh, A Darai, JW Kyung, H Choi, SY Kwon… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration can cause chronic lower back pain (LBP), leading to
disability. Despite significant advances in the treatment of discogenic LBP, the limitations of …

Controversies in regenerative medicine: Should intervertebral disc degeneration be treated with mesenchymal stem cells?

M Loibl, K Wuertz‐Kozak, G Vadala, S Lang… - JOR …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Low back pain (LBP) can significantly reduce the quality of life of patients, and has a
considerable economic and social impact worldwide. It is commonly associated with disc …

Imaging evaluation of intervertebral disc degeneration and painful discs—advances and challenges in quantitative MRI

S Tamagawa, D Sakai, H Nojiri, M Sato, M Ishijima… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, various quantitative and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
sequences have been developed and used in clinical practice for the diagnosis of patients …

Multiscale regulation of the intervertebral disc: achievements in experimental, in silico, and regenerative research

L Baumgartner, K Wuertz-Kozak, CL Le Maitre… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major risk factor of low back pain. It is defined by a
progressive loss of the IVD structure and functionality, leading to severe impairments with …

Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles in degenerative diseases of the intervertebral disc

N Piazza, M Dehghani, TR Gaborski… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid membrane particles carrying proteins, lipids, DNA, and
various types of RNA that are involved in intercellular communication. EVs derived from …

Targeting autophagy for develo** new therapeutic strategy in intervertebral disc degeneration

ME Bahar, JS Hwang, M Ahmed, TH Lai, TM Pham… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a prevalent cause of low back pain. IVDD is
characterized by abnormal expression of extracellular matrix components such as collagen …

Electrospinning and 3D bioprinting for intervertebral disc tissue engineering

A De Pieri, AM Byerley, CR Musumeci… - JOR …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major cause of low back pain and represents a
massive socioeconomic burden. Current conservative and surgical treatments fail to restore …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive narrative review on the analysis of outcomes from cell transplantation clinical trials for discogenic low back pain

J Schol, D Sakai - North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ), 2023 - Elsevier
Background Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of the primary causes of low back
pain (LBP) and despite a prominent prevalence, present treatment options remain …