ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021
Yiqi Huoxue Recipe Delayed Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Activating Autophagy.
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- Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compounds for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Ginsenoside Rh2 Attenuates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Modulating the PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway to Suppress Apoptosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Yiqi Huoxue recipe ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by mediating VAPB-PTPIP51 complex to activate autophagy and regulate MAM contact.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Bioactive metabolites of botanical drugs in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration-a review of promising therapeutic candidate.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Mechanisms and Factors Influencing Resorption of Herniated Part of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Comprehensive Review.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
- Exploring the potential anti-apoptotic effects of traditional Chinese medicine in intervertebral disc degeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic prospects.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- FOXG1 interaction with SATB2 promotes autophagy to alleviate neuroinflammation and mechanical abnormal pain in rats with lumbar disc herniation.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
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- Role of Autophagy and Pyroptosis in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Review
- Achilles' Heel-The Significance of Maintaining Microenvironmental Homeostasis in the Nucleus Pulposus for Intervertebral Discs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Mechanism of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway in the Process of Cartilage Endplate Stem Cell Degeneration Induced by Tension Load.Global spine journal · 2023Article
- USP13: Multiple Functions and Target Inhibition.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- Hydroxysafflor Yellow A (HSYA) Protects Endplate Chondrocytes Against IL-1Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Activating Sirt1-Autophagy Signaling Network.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Yaobishu Regulates Inflammatory, Metabolic, Autophagic, and Apoptosis Pathways to Attenuate Lumbar Disc Herniation.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Article
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Abstract
Autophagy has been proved to occur in rats with intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). Yiqi Huoxue recipe (YQHXR), an effective therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, was widely used for ruptured lumbar disc herniation under clinical observation. More importantly, YQHXR positively regulated the expression of autophagy-related proteins. However, little is known about the significance of YQHXR in the pathologic process of IVDD. Therefore, this study explored the protective effect of YQHXR based on IVDD rat model through magnetic resonance imaging and histopathologic analysis. Then we evaluated the formation of autophagosomes in the degenerated intervertebral disc by transmission electron microscope. Real-time PCR was used to detect the changes of autophagy-related genes. Western blot and immunoprecipitation were used to assess the protein expression of the autophagy-related pathway. We found that YQHXR-induced autophagy attenuated the release of inflammatory factors. In addition, YQHXR promoted the formation of Beclin1-VPS34 complex to activate autophagy through not only activation of the upstream protein AMPK and upregulation of the deubiquitinase USP13, thus in turn alleviating the development of IVDD. We proposed the potential molecular mechanism of YQHXR on autophagy for the first time, so as to provide a theoretical and experimental basis for the clinical application of YQHXR in the treatment of IVDD-related diseases.
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