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 …

Macrophages and intervertebral disc degeneration

J Koroth, EO Buko, R Abbott, CP Johnson… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The intervertebral disc (IVD) aids in motion and acts to absorb energy transmitted to the
spine. With little inherent regenerative capacity, degeneration of the intervertebral disc …

Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of cells from degenerating and non-degenerating intervertebral discs from the same individual reveals new biomarkers for intervertebral …

H Cherif, M Mannarino, AS Pacis, J Ragoussis… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we used single-cell transcriptomic analysis to identify new specific biomarkers
for nucleus pulposus (NP) and inner annulus fibrosis (iAF) cells, and to define cell …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Can extracellular vesicles be considered as a potential frontier in the treatment of intervertebral disc disease?

S Zhu, J Wang, M Suo, H Huang, X Liu, J Wang… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a global public health problem, low back pain (LBP) caused by intervertebral disc
degeneration (IDD) seriously affects patients' quality of life. In addition, the prevalence of …

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

D Wang, ZZ Li, W Huang, S Cao, L Xie, 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 …

Identification of core genes and screening of potential targets in intervertebral disc degeneration using integrated bioinformatics analysis

J Li, C Yu, S Ni, Y Duan - Frontiers in genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), characterized by diverse pathological
changes, causes low back pain (LBP). However, prophylactic and delaying treatments for …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell sequencing: New insights for intervertebral disc degeneration

X Hu, Z Wang, H Zhang, P Cui, Y Li, X Chen… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized
research on biological mechanisms of diseases. Moreover, this technique has been utilized …

Single cell RNA-sequence analyses reveal uniquely expressed genes and heterogeneous immune cell involvement in the rat model of intervertebral disc …

M Rohanifar, SW Clayton, GWD Easson, DS Patil… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is characterized by a loss of cellularity, and changes
in cell-mediated activity that drives anatomic changes to IVD structure. In this study, we used …