Development and Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc-Insights from Across Species.

ABSTRACT: Back pain caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration has a major socio-economic impact in humans, yet historically has received minimal attention in species other than humans, mice and dogs. However, a general growing interest in this unique organ prompted the expansion of IVD research in rats, rabbits, cats, horses, monkeys, and cows, further illuminating the complex nature of the organ in both healthy and degenerative states. Application of recent biotechnological advancements, including single cell RNA sequencing and complex data analysis methods has begun to explain the shifting inflammatory signaling, variation in cellular subpopulations, differential gene expression, mechanical loading, and metabolic stresses which contribute to age and stress related degeneration of the IVD. T

SUBMITTER: Murphy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature