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 …

Intervertebral disc regeneration: from cell therapy to the development of novel bioinspired endogenous repair strategies

J Clouet, M Fusellier, A Camus, C Le Visage… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Low back pain (LBP), frequently associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, is a
major public health concern. LBP is currently managed by pharmacological treatments and …

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) …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA-seq analysis identifies unique chondrocyte subsets and reveals involvement of ferroptosis in human intervertebral disc degeneration

Y Zhang, S Han, M Kong, Q Tu, L Zhang, X Ma - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Nucleus pulposus (NP) plays a central role in disc degeneration pathogenesis,
however, as a heterogeneous tissue, cell subsets in NP and their corresponding biological …

IVD progenitor cells: a new horizon for understanding disc homeostasis and repair

FJ Lyu, KM Cheung, Z Zheng, H Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is associated with low back pain. In IVDs, a high
mechanical load, high osmotic pressure and hypoxic conditions create a hostile …

Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells and their exosomes application in the treatment of intervertebral disc disease: A promising frontier

G Widjaja, AT Jalil, HS Budi, WK Abdelbasset… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, the application of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) and their exosomes to
treat degenerative diseases has received attention. Due to the characteristics of these cells …

Intervertebral disc human nucleus pulposus cells associated with back pain trigger neurite outgrowth in vitro and pain behaviors in rats

W Jiang, JD Glaeser, G Kaneda, J Sheyn… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
Low back pain (LBP) is often associated with the degeneration of human intervertebral discs
(IVDs). However, the pain-inducing mechanism in degenerating discs remains to be …

Human induced pluripotent stem cells differentiate into functional mesenchymal stem cells and repair bone defects

D Sheyn, S Ben-David, G Shapiro… - Stem cells …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are currently the most established cells for skeletal tissue
engineering and regeneration; however, their availability and capability of self-renewal are …

Ferroptosis: A potential target for the intervention of intervertebral disc degeneration

LP Zhou, RJ Zhang, CY Jia, L Kang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of programmed cell death marked by phospholipid
peroxidation, is regulated by complex cellular metabolic pathways including lipid …

[HTML][HTML] Human iPSCs can be differentiated into notochordal cells that reduce intervertebral disc degeneration in a porcine model

D Sheyn, S Ben-David, W Tawackoli, Z Zhou… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: As many as 80% of the adult population experience back pain at some point in
their lifetimes. Previous studies have indicated a link between back pain and intervertebral …