Pineal gland calcification, lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and abdominal aorta calcifying atherosclerosis correlate in low back pain subjects: A cross-sectional observational CT study

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Tuncay Turgut ◽  
Iclal Sönmez ◽  
Burcu Duyur Çakıt ◽  
Pınar Koşar ◽  
Uğur Koşar
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Pineal Gland ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Abdominal Aorta ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cross Sectional

Does elite swimming accelerate lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and increase low back pain? A cross-sectional comparison

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 2849-2855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steffen Folkvardsen ◽  
Erland Magnussen ◽  
Jaro Karppinen ◽  
Juha Auvinen ◽  
Rasmus Hertzum Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Dysregulated MiR-3150a-3p Promotes Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Targeting Aggrecan

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 2506-2515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Wei Guo ◽  
Chao Sun ◽  
Hui-Quan Duan ◽  
Bing-Bing Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
Circular Rnas ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Nucleus Pulposus Cells ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

Background/Aims: Low back pain has become one of the most common musculoskeletal diseases in the world. Studies have shown that intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is an important factor leading to low back pain, but the mechanisms underlying IDD remain largely unknown. Research over the past decade has suggested critical roles for microRNAs (miRNAs) in natural growth and disease progression. However, it remains poorly understood whether circular RNAs participate in IDD. Methods: Clinical IDD samples were collected from 20 patients who underwent discectomy. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis was used to identify the co-expression miRNA network modules (highly co-expressed clusters of miRNAs) that were associated with IDD grade. Results: miR-3150a-3p was the most significantly up-regulated miRNA in module “Blue.” Notably, aggrecan (ACAN) was identified as a direct target gene of miR-3150a-3p and ACAN expression was regulated by miR-3150a-3p. Overexpression of miR-3150a-3p decreased ACAN expression in nucleus pulposus cells, whereas inhibition of miR-3150a-3p increased ACAN expression. In addition, ACAN expression was negatively correlated with IDD grade. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the reduction of ACAN expression induced by the upregulation of miR-3150a-3p might participate in the development of IDD.

Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration associated with axial and radiating low back pain in ageing SPARC-null mice

Pain ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 153 (6) ◽  
pp. 1167-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Millecamps ◽  
Maral Tajerian ◽  
Lina Naso ◽  
Helene E. Sage ◽  
Laura S. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

143. Optimization of a rat lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration model for low back pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. S70
Author(s):  
Stephen Stephan ◽  
Juliane Glaeser ◽  
Wafa Tawackoli ◽  
Lea Kanim ◽  
Derek Ju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Lumbar Intervertebral Disc

scholarly journals Author response: Senotherapeutic drugs for human intervertebral disc degeneration and low back pain

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hosni Cherif ◽  
Daniel G Bisson ◽  
Matthew Mannarino ◽  
Oded Rabau ◽  
Jean A Ouellet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Low Back

scholarly journals Ectopic expression of Smurf2 and acceleration of age-related intervertebral disc degeneration in a mouse model

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuqian Wu ◽  
Jason H. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Cell Phenotype ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Age Related

OBJECTIVELumbar intervertebral disc degeneration, an age-related process, is a major cause of low-back pain. Although low-back pain is a very common clinical problem in the aging population, no effective treatment is available, largely owing to lack of understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying disc degeneration. The goal of this study was to characterize how ectopic expression of Smurf2 driven by the collagen Type II alpha 1 (Col2a1) promoter alters disc cell phenotype and associated cellular events, matrix synthesis, and gene expression during disc degeneration in mice.METHODSTo characterize how ectopic expression of Smurf2 in Col2a1-promoter working cells affects the disc degeneration process, the authors performed histological and immunohistochemical analysis of lumbar spine specimens harvested from wild-type (WT) and Col2a1-Smurf2 transgenic mice at various ages (n ≥ 6 in each age group). To elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying Smurf2-mediated disc degeneration, the authors isolated cells from WT and Col2a1-Smurf2 transgenic lumbar intervertebral discs and performed Western blot and real-time RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) to examine the protein and mRNA levels of interesting targets.RESULTSThe authors demonstrated that approximately 30% of WT mice at 10–12 months of age had started to show disc degeneration and that the disc degeneration process was accelerated by 3–6 months in Col2a1-Smurf2 transgenic mice. Chondrocyte-like cell proliferation, maturation, and fibrotic tissue formation in the inner annulus were often accompanied by fibroblast-to-chondrocyte differentiation in the outer annulus in transgenic discs. The chondrocyte-like cells in transgenic discs expressed higher levels of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) than were expressed in WT counterparts.CONCLUSIONSThe findings that ectopic expression of Smurf2 driven by the Col2a1 promoter accelerated disc degeneration in Col2a1-Smurf2 transgenic mice, and that higher levels of CTGF protein and mRNA were present in Col2a1-Smurf2 transgenic discs, indicate that Smurf2 accelerates disc degeneration via upregulation of CTGF.

Study of the Feasibility of Conventional MR Images and Magnetic Resonance (MR)/Ultra-Short Echo Time (UTE) Technique in the Evaluation of Lumbar Disc Degeneration in the Axial Plane

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 817-821
Author(s):  
Peng Tang ◽  
Jingtao Xu ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Wei Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Pain Group ◽  
Cartilage Endplate ◽  
Significant Difference

The advantage and value of magnetic resonance (MR)-ultra-short echo time (UTE) technique in the displaying the structures of degenerative intervertebral discs were observed through evaluating the lumbar disc degeneration in the axial plane by conventional MR image and MR-UTE technique. A total of 160 examinees screened by inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled, and a total of 800 intervertebral disks were involved, and the degree of intervertebral disc degeneration was classified by conventional MR image classification method. After the first echo image of MR-UTE technique was integrated with the contour, the image entered UTE cartilage endplate, fibrous ring and osseous endplate. The integrity of the intervertebral disc from the above and below the intervertebral disc and the correlation of the structural endplate with the integrities of cartilage endplate, fibrous ring and osseous endplate under double echo sequence were analyzed, and the correlation analysis of the two categorical variables was conducted using rank correlation analysis. Under the MR-UTE sequence, there was no statistical significant difference in structural integrity constituent ratio (intact structure only on one side, incomplete structure on both side) between the non-low back pain group and the low back pain group (P > 0.05), the proportion of complete structure disappearance was lowest, and the proportion of partial structure disappearance was highest; there was a significant difference in the structural integrity of fibrous ring between the non-low back pain group and the low back pain group (P < 0.05), there was a statistical significant difference in structural integrity of fibrous rings between the two groups (P < 0.05); there was a statistical significant difference in pain degree between the partial structure disappearance group and the complete structure disappearance group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in pain degree between the groups (intact structure only on one side and incomplete structure on both side); conventional MR images showed no significant difference in the intervertebral disc degeneration degree between the non-low back pain group and low back pain group (P > 0.05), and the intervertebral disc degeneration degree had no significant correlation with the lower back pain. MR-UTE sequence and T2WI sequence showed that there was a correlation between different intervertebral disc degeneration degrees and the structural integrity distributions of cartilage endplate, osseous endplate and fibrous rings in two groups of patients with or without low back pain (P < 0.05). Whether low back pain exists or not has little effect on the intervertebral disc degeneration degree on T2WI. MR-UTE double echo sequence scan reveals that the intervertebral disc degeneration degree is positively related to the integrity and integrity distribution of cartilage endplate, fibrous ring and bone endplate.

scholarly journals Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain: Molecular Mechanisms and Stem Cell Therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Meiliana ◽  
Nurrani Mustika Dewi ◽  
Andi Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Disc Degeneration ◽  
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ◽  
Low Back

BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) mostly caused by disc degeneration, reflects to a tremendous of health care system and economy. More knowledge about these underlying pathologies will improve the opportunities that may represent critical therapeutic targets.CONTENT: Basic research is advancing the understanding of the pathogenesis and management of LBP at the molecular and genetic levels. Cytokines such as matrix metalloproteinases, phospholipase A2, nitric oxide, and tumor necrosis factor-α are thought to contribute to the development of LBP. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplant to cartilage-like cells and secrete extracellular matrix and encourage nucleus pulposus (NP) cell activity inhibiting NP cell apoptosis, together with some chemical mediators such as cytokines and growth factors become a safe and effective new strategy for intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) treatment and regeneration.SUMMARY: IDD occurs where there is a loss of homeostatic balance with a predominantly catabolic metabolic profile. A basic understanding of the molecular changes occurring in the degenerating disc is important for practicing clinicians to help them to inform patients to alter lifestyle choices, identify beneficial or harmful supplements, or offer new biologic, genetic, or stem cell therapies.KEYWORDS: low back pain (LBP), intervertebral disc (IVD), degeneration, nucleus pulposus (NP), annulus fibrosus (AF), extracellular matrix (ECM), genetic, stem cells

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