Intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis: a common molecular disease spectrum

N Fine, S Lively, CA Séguin, AV Perruccio… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the facet joint of the
spine are biomechanically interdependent, typically occur in tandem, and have considerable …

Fundamentals of intervertebral disc degeneration

S Kirnaz, C Capadona, T Wong, JL Goldberg… - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Lumbar disc degeneration is one of the leading causes of chronic low back pain. The
degenerative cascade is often initiated by an imbalance between catabolic and anabolic …

Polydopamine nanoparticles targeting ferroptosis mitigate intervertebral disc degeneration via reactive oxygen species depletion, iron ions chelation, and GPX4 …

X Yang, Y Chen, J Guo, J Li, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD)‐induced lower back pain (LBP) is a common
problem worldwide. The underlying mechanism is partially accredited to ferroptosis, based …

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 …

Small molecule-based treatment approaches for intervertebral disc degeneration: current options and future directions

A Kamali, R Ziadlou, G Lang, J Pfannkuche… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low back pain (LBP) is a major reason for disability, and symptomatic intervertebral disc
(IVD) degeneration (IDD) contributes to roughly 40% of all LBP cases. Current treatment …

Pathomechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration

T Oichi, Y Taniguchi, Y Oshima, S Tanaka, T Saito - JOR spine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the main contributor to low back pain, which is a
leading cause of disability worldwide. Although substantial progress has been made in …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs in intervertebral disc degeneration, apoptosis, inflammation, and mechanobiology

P Cazzanelli, K Wuertz-Kozak - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a multifactorial pathological process associated
with low back pain, the leading cause of years lived in disability worldwide. Key …

Spatially defined single-cell transcriptional profiling characterizes diverse chondrocyte subtypes and nucleus pulposus progenitors in human intervertebral discs

Y Gan, J He, J Zhu, Z Xu, Z Wang, J Yan, O Hu, Z Bai… - Bone Research, 2021 - nature.com
A comprehensive understanding of the cellular heterogeneity and molecular mechanisms
underlying the development, homeostasis, and disease of human intervertebral disks (IVDs) …

Poloxamer hydrogels for biomedical applications

E Russo, C Villa - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review article focuses on thermoresponsive hydrogels consisting of poloxamers which
are of high interest for biomedical application especially in drug delivery for ophthalmic …

Stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc regeneration: obstacles and solutions

D Sakai, GBJ Andersson - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2015 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is frequently associated with low back and neck pain,
which accounts for disability worldwide. Despite the known outcomes of the IVD …