A new immunometabolic perspective of intervertebral disc degeneration

V Francisco, J Pino, MÁ González-Gay… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common finding on spine imaging that increases
in prevalence with age. IVD degeneration is a frequent cause of low back pain, which is a …

What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

J Hartvigsen, MJ Hancock, A Kongsted, Q Louw… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Low back pain is a very common symptom. It occurs in high-income, middle-income, and low-
income countries and all age groups from children to the elderly population. Globally, years …

Lumbar degenerative disease part 1: anatomy and pathophysiology of intervertebral discogenic pain and radiofrequency ablation of basivertebral and sinuvertebral …

HS Kim, PH Wu, IT Jang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Degenerative disc disease is a leading cause of chronic back pain in the aging population in
the world. Sinuvertebral nerve and basivertebral nerve are postulated to be associated with …

Discogenic back pain: literature review of definition, diagnosis, and treatment

K Fujii, M Yamazaki, JD Kang… - Journal of Bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Discogenic back pain is multifactorial; hence, physicians often struggle to identify the
underlying source of the pain. As a result, discogenic back pain is often hard to treat—even …

Immuno-modulatory effects of intervertebral disc cells

P Bermudez-Lekerika, KB Crump… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low back pain is a highly prevalent, chronic, and costly medical condition predominantly
triggered by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD is often caused by structural and …

Sensory innervation in porous endplates by Netrin-1 from osteoclasts mediates PGE2-induced spinal hypersensitivity in mice

S Ni, Z Ling, X Wang, Y Cao, T Wu, R Deng… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Spinal pain is a major clinical problem, however, its origins and underlying mechanisms
remain unclear. Here we report that in mice, osteoclasts induce sensory innervation in the …

Contribution of the endplates to disc degeneration

AJ Fields, A Ballatori, EC Liebenberg… - Current molecular biology …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The endplates form the interface between the rigid vertebral
bodies and compliant intervertebral discs. Proper endplate function involves a balance …

Red Light-Mediated Photoredox Catalysis Triggers Nitric Oxide Release for Treatment of Cutibacterium Acne Induced Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

S Tao, Z Shen, J Chen, Z Shan, B Huang, X Zhang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) has been known as a highly prevalent and disabling
disease, which is one of the main causes of low back pain and disability. Unfortunately …

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 …

From the international space station to the clinic: how prolonged unloading may disrupt lumbar spine stability

JF Bailey, SL Miller, K Khieu, CW O'Neill, RM Healey… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Prolonged microgravity exposure is associated with localized
low back pain and an elevated risk of post-flight disc herniation. Although the mechanisms …