supported by Chongqing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX1366);National Natural Science Foundation of China (81702182,81874087);Chongqing Outstanding Young Talent Supporting Program (cstc2024ycjhbgzxm0031);the Special Project for Talent Development of Xinqiao Hospital (2022XKRC006)。
Intervertebral disc degeneration(IDD)is a major cause of discogenic pain,and is attributed to the dysfunction of nucleus pulposus,annulus fibrosus,and cartilaginous endplate(CEP).Osteopontin(OPN),a glycoprotein,is hig...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82272555,82272522,82422044,82101647);Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LGF21H060010,LR22H060001,LY23H060011);Wenzhou Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (ZY2022010);Zhejiang Provincial Medical Technology Foundation of China (2022PY071)。
Intervertebral disc degeneration(IVDD),a disease associated with ageing,is characterised by a notable increase in senescent nucleus pulposus cells(NPCs)as IVDD progresses.However,the specific mechanisms that regulate ...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (82172468,82372436 and 32301416);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20211326);Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (21KJB320009)。
Degenerated endplate appears with cheese-like morphology and sensory innervation,contributing to low back pain and subsequently inducing intervertebral disc degeneration in the aged population.1 However,the origin and...
support by R01AR055655, R01AR074813, and R01AG073349 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA);supported by PXE International.
Disc degeneration primarily contributes to chronic low back and neck pain.Consequently,there is an urgent need to understand the spectrum of disc degeneration phenotypes such as fibrosis,ectopic calcification,herniati...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81871800 and 82072496)granted to W.D.;the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No.H2020206203)granted to S.Y.;a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)Australia Ideas Grant (No.2011398) granted to D.H.;supported by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs endorsed by the US Department of Defense through the FY19 Chronic Pain Management Research Program (D.M.K:award no.W81XWH2010909)。
Low back pain(LBP)is the world's leading cause of disability and is increasing in prevalence more rapidly than any other pain condition.Intervertebral disc(IVD)degeneration and facet joint osteoarthritis(FJOA)are two ...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3800800)to L.T.and D.C.;supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)grants 82030067,82161160342,and 82250710174 to D.C.;NSFC grant 82172397 to L.T.;supported by the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M710158)。
Spine degeneration is an aging-related disease,but its molecular mechanisms remain unknown,although elevatedβ-catenin signaling has been reported to be involved in intervertebral disc degeneration.Here,we determined ...
This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(2019A1515011614 to ZC);the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(202002030483 to ZC);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81601942 to ZC and 81830079 to BY);the Outstanding Youths Development Scheme of Southern Medical University(2021YQPY008 to ZC);the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0111900 to CL).
The mechanisms that coordinate the shift from joint homeostasis to osteoarthritis(OA)remain unknown.No pharmacological intervention can currently prevent the progression of osteoarthritis.Accumulating evidence has sho...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82020108019,82130070,81730065,82002347,81972032,and 81902202);The Medical Research Council(UK)MR/T016744/1 and MR/P010709/1;the Versus Arthritis Senior Research Fellowship Award 20875.
The circadian clock participates in maintaining homeostasis in peripheral tissues,including intervertebral discs(IVDs).Abnormal mechanical loading is a known risk factor for intervertebral disc degeneration(IDD).Based...
supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0800802);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81830075, 81772306, 81530071, and 81991513);the Chongqing Talent Plan (CQYC202001008 and CQYC202005088)
The intervertebral disc(IVD) is the largest avascular tissue. Hypoxia-inducible factors(HIFs) play essential roles in regulating cellular adaptation in the IVD under physiological conditions. Disc degeneration disease...
Back pain is a common condition with a high social impact and represents a global health burden.Intervertebral disc disease(IVDD)is one of the major causes of back pain;no therapeutics are currently available to rever...