ReviewBiomolecules2022
Role of Caspase Family in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Its Therapeutic Prospects.
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- Mitigating nucleus pulposus cell senescence in intervertebral disk degeneration: the role of nodakenin in SIRT6 and PINK1/Parkin-associated mitophagy signaling.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2026Article
- Molecular crosstalk between MASLD and IVDD revealed through integrated biomarker discovery analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Friedelin Ameliorates Nucleus Pulposus Inflammation by Increasing p65 Autophagic Degradation to Inhibit NF-κB Signalling Pathway.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Degenerative Disease of Intervertebral Disc: A Narrative Review of Pathogenesis, Clinical Implications and Therapies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Apoptotic Pathway in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: From Molecular Pathways to Clinical Interventions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- In Vitro and In Silico Cytotoxic Activity of Isocordoin fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- The protective effect and experimental research progress of pleotropic statins in intervertebral disc degeneration.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Stigmasterol alleviates endplate chondrocyte degeneration through inducing mitophagy by enhancing PINK1 mRNA acetylation via the ESR1/NAT10 axis.Open life sciences · 2025Article
- Exploring the therapeutic potential of puerarin on intervertebral disc degeneration by regulating apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells.JOR spine · 2024Article
- POSTN knockdown suppresses IL-1β-induced inflammation and apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells via inhibiting the NF-κB pathway and alleviates intervertebral disc degeneration.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2024Article
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- Notochordal cells: A potential therapeutic option for intervertebral disc degeneration.Cell proliferation · 2024Review
- Emerging role and therapeutic implications of p53 in intervertebral disc degeneration.Cell death discovery · 2023Review
- Achilles' Heel-The Significance of Maintaining Microenvironmental Homeostasis in the Nucleus Pulposus for Intervertebral Discs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Duhuo Jisheng Decoction suppresses apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in human nucleus pulposus cells by miR-494/SIRT3/mitophagy signal axis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a common musculoskeletal degenerative disease worldwide, of which the main clinical manifestation is low back pain (LBP); approximately, 80% of people suffer from it in their lifetime. Currently, the pathogenesis of IVDD is unclear, and modern treatments can only alleviate its symptoms but cannot inhibit or reverse its progression. However, in recent years, targeted therapy has led to new therapeutic strategies. Cysteine-containing aspartate proteolytic enzymes (caspases) are a family of proteases present in the cytoplasm. They are evolutionarily conserved and are involved in cell growth, differentiation, and apoptotic death of eukaryotic cells. In recent years, it has been confirmed to be involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases, mainly by regulating cell apoptosis and inflammatory response. With continuous research on the pathogenesis and pathological process of IVDD, an increasing number of studies have shown that caspases are closely related to the IVDD process, especially in the intervertebral disc (IVD) cell apoptosis and inflammatory response. Therefore, herein we study the role of caspases in IVDD with respect to the structure of caspases and the related signaling pathways involved. This would help explore the strategy of regulating the activity of the caspases involved and develop caspase inhibitors to prevent and treat IVDD. The aim of this review was to identify the caspases involved in IVDD which could be potential targets for the treatment of IVDD.
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