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 …

Materials for the spine: anatomy, problems, and solutions

BA Frost, S Camarero-Espinosa, EJ Foster - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Disc degeneration affects 12% to 35% of a given population, based on genetics, age,
gender, and other environmental factors, and usually occurs in the lumbar spine due to …

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 …

Extracellular vesicles as an emerging treatment option for intervertebral disc degeneration: therapeutic potential, translational pathways, and regulatory considerations

TJ DiStefano, K Vaso, G Danias… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Emergent approaches in regenerative medicine look toward the use of extracellular vesicles
(EVs) as a next‐generation treatment strategy for intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration …

Interaction between mesenchymal stem cells and intervertebral disc microenvironment: from cell therapy to tissue engineering

G Vadalà, L Ambrosio, F Russo… - Stem Cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Low back pain (LBP) in one of the most disabling symptoms affecting nearly 80% of the
population worldwide. Its primary cause seems to be intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) …

[HTML][HTML] The role of structure and function changes of sensory nervous system in intervertebral disc-related low back pain

S Zhang, B Hu, W Liu, P Wang, X Lv, S Chen… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal symptom, which can be developed in
multiple clinical diseases. It is widely recognized that intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging tissue engineering strategies for annulus fibrosus therapy

A Zhang, Z Cheng, Y Chen, P Shi, W Gan, Y Zhang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Low back pain is a major public health concern experienced by 80% of the world's
population during their lifetime, which is closely associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) …

New insights into the interplay between miRNAs and autophagy in the aging of intervertebral discs

T Lan, Z Shen, B Yan, J Chen - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has been widely known as a main contributor to low
back pain which has a negative socioeconomic impact worldwide. However, the underlying …