Autologous fibrin scaffolds: When platelet-and plasma-derived biomolecules meet fibrin

E Anitua, P Nurden, R Prado, AT Nurden, S Padilla - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
The healing of vascularized mammalian tissue injuries initiate with hemostasis and clotting
as part of biological defense system leading to the formation of a fibrin clot in which activated …

[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) …

ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes

S Dudli, DC Sing, SS Hu, SH Berven, S Burch… - European Spine …, 2017 - Springer
Study design Cross-sectional cohort analysis of patients with Modic Changes (MC).
Objective Our goal was to characterize the molecular and cellular features of MC bone …

Cartilaginous endplates: a comprehensive review on a neglected structure in intervertebral disc research

KB Crump, A Alminnawi, P Bermudez‐Lekerika… - JOR …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The cartilaginous endplates (CEP) are key components of the intervertebral disc (IVD)
necessary for sustaining the nutrition of the disc while distributing mechanical loads and …

Modic type 1 change is an autoimmune response that requires a proinflammatory milieu provided by the 'Modic disc'

S Dudli, E Liebenberg, S Magnitsky, B Lu, M Lauricella… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Modic changes (MCs) are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
evidence of inflammatory and fibrotic vertebral bone marrow lesions that associate with …

[HTML][HTML] One strike loading organ culture model to investigate the post-traumatic disc degenerative condition

Z Zhou, S Cui, J Du, RG Richards, M Alini… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Acute trauma on intervertebral discs (IVDs) is thought to be one of the risk
factors for IVD degeneration. The pathophysiology of IVD degeneration induced by single …

Biologic therapies to enhance intervertebral disc repair

E Anitua, S Padilla - Regenerative medicine, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Degenerative disc disease is a progressive, chronic disorder with strong association to pain,
where the dysregulated tissue environment signals disc cells, thereby leading to a low …

[HTML][HTML] CD90-positive stromal cells associate with inflammatory and fibrotic changes in modic changes

S Dudli, A Karol, L Giudici, I Heggli, CJ Laux… - … and Cartilage Open, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Modic changes (MC) are vertebral bone marrow lesions seen on magnetic
resonance images, that associate with disc degeneration and low back pain (LBP). Few …

Damage to the human lumbar cartilage endplate and its clinical implications

B Huang, J Liu, X Wei, S Li, Y Xiang, H Wu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cartilaginous endplate (CEP) is a thin layer of hyaline cartilage, and plays an important
role in the diffusion of nutrients into the intervertebral discs. Its damage may seriously affect …

Vertebral intraosseous plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF-Endoret) infiltrations as a novel strategy for the treatment of degenerative lesions of endplate in lumbar …

F Kirchner, A Pinar, I Milani, R Prado, S Padilla… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2020 - Springer
Background Motivation and necessity to adopt minimally invasive therapies in the field of
spinal regenerative medicine is increasing. Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy …