SynthesisEuropean cells & materials2020
Balancing biological and biomechanical performance in intervertebral disc repair: a systematic review of injectable cell delivery biomaterials.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Extracellular Vesicles as an Emerging Treatment Option for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Therapeutic Potential, Translational Pathways, and Regulatory Considerations.Advanced healthcare materials · 2022Pooled it
- From Bench to Bedside: Translational Barriers in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Development of Intervertebral Disc Organoids through Directed Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Hierarchical 3D Printing.ACS nano · 2026Article
- Intervertebral disc degeneration.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- The critical role of TRIM protein family in intervertebral disc degeneration: mechanistic insights and therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
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- From drugs to biomaterials: a review of emerging therapeutic strategies for intervertebral disc inflammation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Review
- INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION INSTIGATES VERTEBRAL ENDPLATE REMODELING AND FACET JOINT PATHOLOGY IN A LARGE ANIMAL MODEL.European cells & materials · 2024Article
- Combining adhesive and nonadhesive injectable hydrogels for intervertebral disc repair in an ovine discectomy model.JOR spine · 2023Article
- An Inquiry-Based Learning STEM Outreach Module to Teach Principles of Bioadhesives and Tissue Repair.Annual Conference & Exposition : final program and proceedings. American Society for Engineering Education · 2023Article
- Research trends and hotspots of mesenchymal stromal cells in intervertebral disc degeneration: a scientometric analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- Harmonization and standardization of nucleus pulposus cell extraction and culture methods.JOR spine · 2023Article
- An Injectable Engineered Cartilage Gel Improves Intervertebral Disc Repair in a Rat Nucleotomy Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Teaching Tissue Repair Through an Inquiry-Based Learning Bioadhesives Module.Biomedical engineering education · 2023Article
- Chemonucleolysis combined with dynamic loading for inducing degeneration in bovine caudal intervertebral discs.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Genipin-crosslinked fibrin seeded with oxidized alginate microbeads as a novel composite biomaterial strategy for intervertebral disc cell therapy.Biomaterials · 2022Article
- Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels as Functional Tools to Tackle Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- From Mechanobiology to Mechanical Repair Strategies: A Bibliometric Analysis of Biomechanical Studies of Intervertebral Discs.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Single-cell RNA-sequencing atlas of bovine caudal intervertebral discs: Discovery of heterogeneous cell populations with distinct roles in homeostasis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021Article
- Decellularized Disc Hydrogels for hBMSCs tissue-specific differentiation and tissue regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2021Article
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Abstract
Discogenic back pain is a common condition without approved intervertebral disc (IVD) repair therapies. Cell delivery using injectable biomaterial carriers offers promise to restore disc height and biomechanical function, while providing a functional niche for delivered cells to repair degenerated tissues. This systematic review advances the injectable IVD cell delivery biomaterials field by characterising its current state and identifying themes of promising strategies. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to screen the literature and 183 manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. Cellular and biomaterial inputs, and biological and biomechanical outcomes were extracted from each study. Most identified studies targeted nucleus pulposus (NP) repair. No consensus exists on cell type or biomaterial carrier, yet most common strategies used mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) delivery with interpenetrating network/co-polymeric (IPN/CoP) biomaterials composed of natural biomaterials. All studies reported biological outcomes with about half the studies reporting biomechanical outcomes. Since the IVD is a load-bearing tissue, studies reporting compressive and shear moduli were analysed and two major themes were found. First, a competitive balance, or 'seesaw' effect, between biomechanical and biological performance was observed. Formulations with higher moduli had inferior cellular performance, and vice versa. Second, several low-modulus biomaterials had favourable biological performance and matured throughout culture duration with enhanced extracellular matrix synthesis and biomechanical moduli. Findings identify an opportunity to develop next-generation biomaterials that provide high initial biomechanical competence to stabilise and repair damaged IVDs with a capacity to promote cell function for long-term healing.
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