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ArticleJOR spine2024

Pain behavior and phenotype in a modified anterior lumbar disc puncture mouse model.

Yuming Huang, Linchuan Lei, Jian Zhu, Jinjian Zheng, Zemin Li, Hua Wang, Jianru Wang, Zhaomin Zheng

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Article in JOR spine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuming HuangDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7693-6417
Linchuan LeiDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Jian ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Jinjian ZhengDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Zemin LiDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Hua WangDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.
Jianru WangDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9747-0652
Zhaomin ZhengDepartment of Spine Surgery The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1624-4136
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: An experimental study was performed to improve the anterior approach model of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the anterior approach model of IVDD for the cause of death, phenotypes, and underlying mechanisms of low back pain in mice. Method: In this study, we conducted an anterior puncture procedure on a cohort of 300 C57BL/6J mice that were 8 weeks old. Our investigation focused on exploring the causes of death in the study population ( Results: Transverse vertebral artery rupture is a major factor in surgical death. Radiographical analyses showed that the hydration of the nucleus pulposus began to decrease at 2 weeks after puncture and obviously disappeared over 4 weeks. 3D-CT showed that disc height was significantly decreased at 4 weeks. Osteophyte at the anterior vertebral rims was observed at 2 weeks after the puncture. As the time course increased, histological analyses showed progressive disruption of the destruction of the extracellular matrix and increased secretion of inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis. Behavioral signs of low back pain were increased between the puncture and sham groups at 4 weeks. Conclusion: The improvement of anterior intervertebral disc approach model in mice will be useful to investigate underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic strategies for behavior and phenotypes. Furthermore, the application of vibrational pre-treatment can be used to increase the sensitivity of axial back pain in the model, thereby providing researchers with a reliable method for measuring this critical phenotype.

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animal modelintervertebral disc degenerationpain behaviorphenotypevibration

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