Painful intervertebral disc degeneration and inflammation: from laboratory evidence to clinical interventions

FJ Lyu, H Cui, H Pan, K Mc Cheung, X Cao, JC Iatridis… - Bone research, 2021 - nature.com
Low back pain (LBP), as a leading cause of disability, is a common musculoskeletal disorder
that results in major social and economic burdens. Recent research has identified …

Molecular mechanisms of biological aging in intervertebral discs

NV Vo, RA Hartman, PR Patil… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced age is the greatest risk factor for the majority of human ailments, including spine‐
related chronic disability and back pain, which stem from age‐associated intervertebral disc …

MMPs and ADAMTSs in intervertebral disc degeneration

WJ Wang, XH Yu, C Wang, W Yang, WS He… - Clinica chimica acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the most common diagnosis in patients with low
back pain, a leading cause of musculoskeletal disability worldwide. The major components …

Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Delivery of BM-MSCs via Fibrous Microscaffold Carriers

P Nakielski, D Rybak… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Current treatments of degenerated intervertebral discs often provide only temporary relief or
address specific causes, necessitating the exploration of alternative therapies. Cell-based …

[HTML][HTML] Proper animal experimental designs for preclinical research of biomaterials for intervertebral disc regeneration

Y Peng, X Qing, H Shu, S Tian, W Yang… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low back pain is a vital musculoskeletal disease that impairs life quality, leads to disability
and imposes heavy economic burden on the society, while it is greatly attributed to …

[HTML][HTML] The clock transcription factor BMAL1 is a key regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis and cell fate in the intervertebral disc

M Dudek, H Morris, N Rogers, DRJ Pathiranage… - Matrix Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The circadian clock in mammals temporally coordinates physiological and behavioural
processes to anticipate daily rhythmic changes in their environment. Chronic disruption to …

Preclinical in vivo animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration. Part 1: a systematic review

DL Poletto, JD Crowley, O Tanglay, WR Walsh… - JOR …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), a widely recognized cause of lower back pain, is
the leading cause of disability worldwide. A myriad of preclinical in vivo animal models of …

Tissue physiology revolving around the clock: circadian rhythms as exemplified by the intervertebral disc

H Morris, CF Gonçalves, M Dudek, J Hoyland… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Circadian clocks in the brain and peripheral tissues temporally coordinate local physiology
to align with the 24 hours rhythmic environment through light/darkness, rest/activity and …

Intervertebral disk tissue engineering using biphasic silk composite scaffolds

SH Park, ES Gil, H Cho, BB Mandal… - … Engineering Part A, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Scaffolds composed of synthetic, natural, and hybrid materials have been investigated as
options to restore intervertebral disk (IVD) tissue function. These systems fall short of the …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models for disc degeneration-an update

L Jin, G Balian, XJ Li - Histology and histopathology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intervertebral disc degeneration is considered a major cause of back pain that places a
heavy burden on society, both because of its effect on the physiology of individuals and its …