Discogenic low back pain: anatomy, pathophysiology and treatments of intervertebral disc degeneration

IL Mohd Isa, SL Teoh, NH Mohd Nor… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major contributing factor for discogenic low back
pain (LBP), causing a significant global disability. The IVD consists of an inner core …

[HTML][HTML] The role of IL-1β and TNF-α in intervertebral disc degeneration

Y Wang, M Che, J Xin, Z Zheng, J Li, S Zhang - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Low back pain (LBP), a prevalent and costly disease around the world, is predominantly
caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IDD). LBP also presents a substantial …

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 …

The role of oxidative stress in intervertebral disc degeneration

G Cao, S Yang, J Cao, Z Tan, L Wu… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a very common type of degenerative disease causing
severe socioeconomic impact, as well as a major cause of discogenic low back pain and …

Role of cytokines in intervertebral disc degeneration: pain and disc content

MV Risbud, IM Shapiro - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2014 - nature.com
Degeneration of the intervertebral discs (IVDs) is a major contributor to back, neck and
radicular pain. IVD degeneration is characterized by increases in levels of the …

Mesenchymal stem cells deliver exogenous miR‐21 via exosomes to inhibit nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and reduce intervertebral disc degeneration

X Cheng, G Zhang, L Zhang, Y Hu… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSC s) transplantation into the IVD (intervertebral disc)
may be beneficial in inhibiting apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells (NPC s) and alleviating …

Inflammation in intervertebral disc degeneration and regeneration

M Molinos, CR Almeida, J Caldeira… - Journal of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of the major causes of low back pain, a
problem with a heavy economic burden, which has been increasing in prevalence as …

Circular RNA VMA21 protects against intervertebral disc degeneration through targeting miR-200c and X linked inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein

X Cheng, L Zhang, K Zhang, G Zhang, Y Hu… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been proven to function as competing
endogenous RNAs to interact with microRNAs (miRNAs) and influence the expression of …

CircERCC2 ameliorated intervertebral disc degeneration by regulating mitophagy and apoptosis through miR-182-5p/SIRT1 axis

L Xie, W Huang, Z Fang, F Ding, F Zou, X Ma… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
The molecular mechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) remains unclear. This
study aimed to investigate the role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the pathogenesis of IVDD …

The role of nerve fibers and their neurotransmitters in regulating intervertebral disc degeneration

K Sun, J Jiang, Y Wang, X Sun, J Zhu, X Xu… - Ageing Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) has been the major contributor to chronic lower back
pain (LBP). Abnormal apoptosis, senescence, and pyroptosis of IVD cells, extracellular …