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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2023

[Advances in the role of extracellular vesicles in intervertebral disc degeneration].

Helong Zhang, Yifan Wei, Cheng Ma, Lingzhi Li, Zhiwen Tao, Yongxin Ren

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Article in Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical Applications of Extracellular Vesicles: Promises and Pitfalls.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helong ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Yifan WeiDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Cheng MaDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Lingzhi LiDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Zhiwen TaoDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Yongxin RenDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210029, P. R. China.
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To review the mechanism of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in treating intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). Methods: The literature about EVs was reviewed and the biological characteristics and mechanism of EVs in the treatment of IVDD were summarized. Results: EVs are a kind of nano-sized vesicles with a double-layered lipid membrane structure secreted by many types of cells. EVs contain many bioactive molecules and participate in the exchange of information between cells, thus they play important roles in inflammation, oxidative stress, senescence, apoptosis, and autophagy. Moreover, EVs are found to slow down the process of IVDD by delaying the pathological progression of the nucleus pulposus, cartilage endplates, and annulus fibrosus. Conclusion: EVs is expected to become a new strategy for the treatment of IVDD, but the specific mechanism remains to be further studied.

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Annulus FibrosusExtracellular VesiclesIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DegenerationNucleus PulposusApoptosisHumansannulus fibrosuscartilage endplatesExtracellular vesiclesintervertebral disc degenerationnucleus pulposus

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PMID36796818
PMCPMC9970767
OpenAlexW4321167392

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