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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

MicroRNAs in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Apoptosis, Inflammation, and Mechanobiology.

Petra Cazzanelli, Karin Wuertz-Kozak

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 157 papers.

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157citing papers in PubMed
20.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

157 citing papers in PubMed, 230 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Petra CazzanelliDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY 14623, USA.
Karin Wuertz-KozakDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY 14623, USA.
Paracelsus Medical University · ATRochester Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 310030_185240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a multifactorial pathological process associated with low back pain, the leading cause of years lived in disability worldwide. Key characteristics of the pathological changes connected with degenerative disc disease (DDD) are the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM), apoptosis and senescence, as well as inflammation. The impact of nonphysiological mechanical stresses on IVD degeneration and inflammation, the mechanisms of mechanotransduction, and the role of mechanosensitive miRNAs are of increasing interest. As post-transcriptional regulators, miRNAs are known to affect the expression of 30% of proteincoding genes and numerous intracellular processes. The dysregulation of miRNAs is therefore associated with various pathologies, including degenerative diseases such as DDD. This review aims to give an overview of the current status of miRNA research in degenerative disc pathology, with a special focus on the involvement of miRNAs in ECM degradation, apoptosis, and inflammation, as well as mechanobiology.

Indexed as

ApoptosisMechanotransduction, CellularAnimalsExtracellular MatrixHumansInflammationIntervertebral Disc DegenerationMicroRNAsNucleus PulposusMicroRNAsannulus fibrosuscartilaginous endplatedegenerative disc diseaseECMmiRNAMMPnucleus pulposussenescence

Identifiers

PMID32443722
PMCPMC7279351
OpenAlexW3028479423

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