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ArticleBioMed research international2021

LDHA-Mediated Glycolytic Metabolism in Nucleus Pulposus Cells Is a Potential Therapeutic Target for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Longxi Wu, Jieliang Shen, Xiaojun Zhang, Zhenming Hu

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Lactate and lactylation in intervertebral disc degeneration.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Longxi WuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6862-7147
Jieliang ShenDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-8226
Xiaojun ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-3557
Zhenming HuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-5919
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is considered to be an initiator of a series of spinal diseases, among which changes in the nucleus pulposus (NP) are the most significant. NP cells reside in a microenvironment with a lack of blood vessels, hypoxia, and low glucose within the intervertebral disc. Due to the strong activity of HIF-1

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GlycolysisAdolescentAdultAgedApoptosisCell ProliferationCellular SenescenceEnergy MetabolismExtracellular MatrixFemaleHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLactate Dehydrogenase 5MaleMiddle AgedHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLactate Dehydrogenase 5

Identifiers

PMID34222486
PMCPMC8213459
OpenAlexW3167449444

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