Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: The Role and Evidence for Non-Stem-Cell-Based Regenerative Therapies. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The use of non-stem-cell-based regenerative medicine therapies for lumbar discogenic pain is an area of growing interest. Although the intervertebral disc is a largely avascular structure, cells located within the nucleus pulposus as well as annulus fibrosis could be targeted for regenerative and restorative treatments. Degenerative disc disease is caused by an imbalance of catabolic and anabolic events within the nucleus pulposus. As catabolic processes overwhelm the environment within the nucleus pulposus, proinflammatory cytokines increase in concentration and lead to further disc degeneration. Non-stem-cell-based therapies, which include growth factor therapy and other proteins, can lead to an increased production of collagen and proteoglycans within the disc.

publication date

  • April 19, 2021

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8092937

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85034596772

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1186/s13287-017-0710-3

PubMed ID

  • 34376496

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • s1