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 …

Self-assembling peptide hydrogels as functional tools to tackle intervertebral disc degeneration

C Ligorio, JA Hoyland, A Saiani - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low back pain (LBP), caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, is a major
contributor to global disability. In its healthy state, the IVD is a tough and well-hydrated …

Role of caspase family in intervertebral disc degeneration and its therapeutic prospects

L Li, J He, G Zhang, H Chen, Z Luo, B Deng, Y Zhou… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a common musculoskeletal degenerative disease
worldwide, of which the main clinical manifestation is low back pain (LBP); approximately …

Extracellular matrix in intervertebral disc: basic and translational implications

S Zhang, W Liu, S Chen, B Wang, P Wang, B Hu… - Cell and Tissue …, 2022 - Springer
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IVDD) is the most common spinal disorder, which can
lead to the symptoms of neck pain or low back pain. In healthy mature IVD tissues …

The role of microenvironment in stem cell-based regeneration of intervertebral disc

G Chu, W Zhang, F Han, K Li, C Liu, Q Wei… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Regenerative medicine for intervertebral disc (IVD) disease, by utilizing chondrocytes, IVD
cells, and stem cells, has progressed to clinical trials in the treatment of back pain, and has …

Role of pyroptosis in intervertebral disc degeneration and its therapeutic implications

J Luo, Y Yang, X Wang, X Chang, S Fu - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), a progressive and multifactorial pathological process,
is predominantly associated with low back pain and permanent disability. Pyroptosis is a …

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration

H Huang, X Liu, J Wang, M Suo, J Zhang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Intervertebral disc degeneration is thought to be a major contributor to low back pain, the
etiology of which is complex and not yet fully understood. To compensate for the lack of drug …

Selenium nanoparticles ameliorate lumbar disc degeneration by restoring GPX1-mediated redox homeostasis and mitochondrial function of nucleus pulposus cells

W He, X Tian, Q Zhou, J Lv, Y Li, C Jin, H Liu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that involves
the excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in mitochondrial …

Integrin and syndecan binding peptide-conjugated alginate hydrogel for modulation of nucleus pulposus cell phenotype

X Tan, E Jain, MN Barcellona, E Morris, S Neal… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomaterial based strategies have been widely explored to preserve and restore the juvenile
phenotype of cells of the nucleus pulposus (NP) in degenerated intervertebral discs (IVD) …

[HTML][HTML] Anatomy, back, intervertebral discs

JA Waxenbaum, V Reddy, B Futterman - 2017 - europepmc.org
Adjacent vertebrae articulate through zygapophyseal joints between the respective superior
and inferior facets of the vertebral articular processes as well as through the joints of the …