ArticleCurrent reviews in musculoskeletal medicine2015
Developments in intervertebral disc disease research: pathophysiology, mechanobiology, and therapeutics.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of biomechanical studies of disc repair devices based on a systematic review.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of the role of inflammatory biomarkers in acute, subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
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- Mechanobiology of intervertebral disc degeneration: From pathological mechanisms to therapeutic approaches.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2025Review
- Understanding the Microenvironment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Comprehensive Review of Pathophysiological Insights and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- HMGB1 Mediates Macrophage Recruitment and Regional Intervertebral Disc Properties Following Injury.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
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- A Primer on Anatomy, Biophysics, Pathology, Imaging and Treatment of the Intervertebral Disc and the Anterior Spinal Column: The Discogenic, Intervertebral, Spinal Column (DISC) ASPN Workgroup.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Assessing the causal relationship between CRP, IL-1α, IL-1β, and IL-6 levels and intervertebral disc degeneration: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Myricetin Protects Against Rat Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Partly Through the Nrf2/HO-1/NF-κB Signaling Pathway.Biochemical genetics · 2024Article
- Understanding Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Background Factors and the Role of Initial Injury.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Multiple nano-drug delivery systems for intervertebral disc degeneration: Current status and future perspectives.Bioactive materials · 2023Review
- Molecular Basic of Pharmacotherapy of Cytokine Imbalance as a Component of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Cytokine Imbalance as a Biomarker of Intervertebral Disk Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Proteomic comparison between physiological degeneration and needle puncture model of disc generation disease.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- Degenerative Disc Disease of the Spine: From Anatomy to Pathophysiology and Radiological Appearance, with Morphological and Functional Considerations.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- The Potential Role of Cytokines in Diabetic Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Aging and disease · 2022Article
- Construction of a circular RNA-based competing endogenous RNA network to screen biomarkers related to intervertebral disc degeneration.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and the second most common cause of physician visits. There are many causes of back pain, and among them, disc herniation and intervertebral disc degeneration are the most common diagnoses and targets for intervention. Currently, clinical treatment outcomes are not strongly correlated with diagnoses, emphasizing the importance for characterizing more completely the mechanisms of degeneration and their relationships with symptoms. This review covers recent studies elucidating cellular and molecular changes associated with disc mechanobiology, as it relates to degeneration and regeneration. Specifically, we review findings on the biochemical changes in disc diseases, including cytokines, chemokines, and proteases; advancements in disc disease diagnostics using imaging modalities; updates on studies examining the response of the intervertebral disc to injury; and recent developments in repair strategies, including cell-based repair, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. Findings on the effects of the omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid, on nucleus pulposus tissue engineering are presented. Studies described in this review provide greater insights into the pathogenesis of disc degeneration and may define new paradigms for early or differential diagnostics of degeneration using new techniques such as systemic biomarkers. In addition, research on the mechanobiology of disease enriches the development of therapeutics for disc repair, with potential to diminish pain and disability associated with disc degeneration.
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