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ArticleJOR spine2020

The mechano-response of murine annulus fibrosus cells to cyclic tensile strain is frequency dependent.

Min Kyu M Kim, Marissa J Burns, Meaghan E Serjeant, Cheryle A Séguin

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Article in JOR spine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Min Kyu M KimDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8339-7768
Marissa J BurnsDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada.
Meaghan E SerjeantDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada.
Cheryle A SéguinDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada.
Western University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intervertebral disk (IVD) is a composite structure essential for spine stabilization, load bearing, and movement. Biomechanical factors are important contributors to the IVD microenvironment regulating joint homeostasis; however, the cell type-specific effectors of mechanotransduction in the IVD are not fully understood. The current study aimed to determine the effects of cyclic tensile strain (CTS) on annulus fibrosus (AF) cells and identify mechano-sensitive pathways. Using a cell-type specific reporter mouse to differentiation NP and AF cells from the murine IVD, we characterized AF cells in dynamic culture exposed to CTS (6% strain) at specific frequencies (0.1 Hz, 1.0 Hz, or 2.0 Hz). We demonstrate that our culture model maintains the phenotype of primary AF cells and that the bioreactor system delivers uniform biaxial strain across the cell culture surface. We show that exposure of AF cells to CTS induces cytoskeleton reorganization resulting in stress fiber formation, with acute exposure to CTS at 2.0 Hz inducing a significant yet transient increase ERK1/2 pathway activation. Using SYBPR-based qPCR to assess the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes, ECM-remodeling genes, candidate mechano-sensitive genes, inflammatory cytokines and cell surface receptors, we demonstrated that exposure of AF cells to CTS at 0.1 Hz increased

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annulus fibrosuscyclic tensile straingene expressionintervertebral diskmechanotransduction

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PMID33392464
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