Causes of and molecular targets for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration: a review

T Ohnishi, N Iwasaki, H Sudo - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a pathological condition that can lead to
intractable back pain or secondary neurological deficits. There is no fundamental cure for …

The role and mechanism of mitochondrial functions and energy metabolism in the function regulation of the mesenchymal stem cells

W Yan, S Diao, Z Fan - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells that show self-renewal, multi-
directional differentiation, and paracrine and immune regulation. As a result of these …

Exosomes derived from pioglitazone-pretreated MSCs accelerate diabetic wound healing through enhancing angiogenesis

Y Hu, R Tao, L Chen, Y Xiong, H Xue, L Hu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Enhanced angiogenesis can promote diabetic wound healing. Mesenchymal
stem cells (MSCs)-derived exosomes, which are cell-free therapeutics, are promising …

Diabetes Mellitus, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Ca2+-Dependent Permeability Transition Pore

KN Belosludtsev, NV Belosludtseva… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common metabolic diseases in the developed world,
and is associated either with the impaired secretion of insulin or with the resistance of cells …

Oxidative stress and intervertebral disc degeneration: pathophysiology, signaling pathway, and therapy

Y Li, L Chen, Y Gao, X Zou, F Wei - Oxidative medicine and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), characterized as decreased proteoglycan content,
ossification of endplate, and decreased intervertebral height, is one of the major reasons of …

[HTML][HTML] Decellularized Disc Hydrogels for hBMSCs tissue-specific differentiation and tissue regeneration

Y Peng, X Qing, H Lin, D Huang, J Li, S Tian, S Liu… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Tissue specificity, a key factor in the decellularized tissue matrix (DTM), has shown bioactive
functionalities in tuning cell fate—eg, the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Notably …

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 …

The nucleus pulposus microenvironment in the intervertebral disc: the fountain of youth?

JP Guerrero, S Häckel, AS Croft, S Hoppe… - European cells & …, 2021 - boris.unibe.ch
The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a complex tissue, and its degeneration remains a problem for
patients, without significant improvement in treatment strategies. This mostly age-related …

Exosomes Derived from Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alleviate Compression‐Induced Nucleus Pulposus Cell Apoptosis by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress

Y Hu, R Tao, L Wang, L Chen, Z Lin… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress is relevant in compression‐induced nucleus pulposus (NP) cell apoptosis
and intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Exosomes derived from bone mesenchymal …

[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 …