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ArticleCurrent molecular biology reports2018

Cellular senescence in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration.

Prashanti Patil, Laura J Niedernhofer, Paul D Robbins, Joon Lee, Gwendolyn Sowa, Nam Vo

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Article in Current molecular biology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Stress-response exhaustion in intervertebral disc degeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  12. [Mechanism of extracellular vesicles in the repair of intervertebral disc degeneration].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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  15. Causal effects of plasma proteome on intervertebral disc degeneration: a comprehensive mendelian randomization study.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 · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Prashanti PatilDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Laura J NiedernhoferInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Paul D RobbinsInstitute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Joon LeeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Gwendolyn SowaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Nam VoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Validation and characterization of the identified variants associated with human longevity in mouse modelsU19AG056278 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI JAN VIJG · 2017 to 2026
$24.5M
San Antonio OAIC - Research Education Component (REC)P30AG044271 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Adam Salmon, Elena Volpi · 2015 to 2026
$14.1M
PROTEOMICSP01AG043376 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ROBBINS, PAUL D. · 2013 to 2019
$11.2M
The role of cellular senescence in intervertebral disc agingR01AG044376 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI VO, NAM V · 2013 to 2017
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG043376NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044271NIA NIH HHS R01 AG044376NIA NIH HHS U19 AG056278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAge is a major risk factor for multiple disease pathologies, including chronic back pain, which stems from age-related degenerative changes to intervertebral disc tissue. Growing evidence suggest that the change in phenotype of disc cells to a senescent phenotype may be one of the major driving forces of age-associated disc degeneration. This review discusses the known stressors that promote development of senescence in disc tissue and the underlying molecular mechanisms disc cells adopt to enable their transition to a senescent phenotype. RECENT

findingsIncreased number of senescent cells have been observed with advancing age and degeneration in disc tissue. Additionally, SUMMARY: Cellular senescence can serve as a therapeutic target to combat age-associated disc degeneration. However, whether the different stressors utilizing different signaling networks establish different kinds of senescent types in disc cells is currently unknown and warrants further investigation.

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Agingcellular senescenceintervertebral disc degeneration

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PMID30473991
PMCPMC6248341
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