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 …

A review of animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration: pathophysiology, regeneration, and translation to the clinic

C Daly, P Ghosh, G Jenkin, D Oehme… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Discogenic pain secondary to
intervertebral disc degeneration is a significant cause of low back pain. Disc degeneration is …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic factors in intervertebral disc degeneration

Y Feng, B Egan, J Wang - Genes & diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of disability and imposes huge economic burdens on
human society worldwide. Among many factors responsible for LBP, intervertebral disc …

Implantation of hyaluronic acid hydrogel prevents the pain phenotype in a rat model of intervertebral disc injury

IL Mohd Isa, SA Abbah, M Kilcoyne, D Sakai… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Painful intervertebral disc degeneration is mediated by inflammation that modulates
glycosylation and induces hyperinnervation and sensory sensitization, which result in …

Annulus fibrosus cell phenotypes in homeostasis and injury: implications for regenerative strategies

OM Torre, V Mroz, MK Bartelstein… - Annals of the New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite considerable efforts to develop cellular, molecular, and structural repair strategies
and restore intervertebral disk function after injury, the basic biology underlying …

Transgenic mice overexpressing human TNF-α experience early onset spontaneous intervertebral disc herniation in the absence of overt degeneration

DJ Gorth, IM Shapiro, MV Risbud - Cell death & disease, 2018 - nature.com
There is a well-established link between cytokine expression and the progression of
intervertebral disc degeneration. Among these cytokines, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor …

Males and females exhibit distinct relationships between intervertebral disc degeneration and pain in a rat model

GE Mosley, M Wang, P Nasser, A Lai, DA Charen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Back pain is linked to intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, but clinical studies show the
relationship is complex. This study assessed whether males and females have distinct …

Long‐term histological analysis of innervation and macrophage infiltration in a mouse model of intervertebral disc injury–induced low back pain

S Lee, M Millecamps, DZ Foster… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of global disability. Multiple anatomical, cellular,
and molecular factors are implicated in LBP, including the degeneration of lumbar …

Annular puncture with tumor necrosis factor-alpha injection enhances painful behavior with disc degeneration in vivo

A Lai, A Moon, D Purmessur, B Skovrlj, DM Laudier… - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Painfulintervertebral disc degeneration is extremely common
and costly. Effective treatments are lacking because the nature of discogenic pain is …

Development, pathogenesis, and regeneration of the intervertebral disc: current and future insights spanning traditional to omics methods

TT Hickman, S Rathan-Kumar, SH Peck - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The intervertebral disc (IVD) is the fibrocartilaginous joint located between each vertebral
body that confers flexibility and weight bearing capabilities to the spine. The IVD plays an …