Intervertebral Disc Regeneration

• Other Authors: Gantenbein, Benjamin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; hyaluronic acid; disc repair; annulus fibrosus repair; biomaterials; inflammatory biomarkers and signalling pathways; nasal chondrocytes; disc degeneration; inflammation; microenvironment; nucleus pulposus; cell; spine; intervertebral disc; renin-angiotensin system; degeneration; regeneration; intervertebral disc (IVD); stem cell; scaffolds; tissue engineering; test method; dynamic testing; in vitro; (lumbar) disc herniation; physiological activities; regenerative approaches; nucleus pulposus progenitor cells; cryopreservation; Tie2; spheroid colony; EZSPHERE; CryoStor 10; growth factors; differentiation; mesenchymal stromal cell; growth factor; Wnt; differentiation factor; chondrogenesis; cell therapy; progenitor cells; biomechanics; lumbar disc herniation; GDF5; GDF6; TGFβ; nucleus pulposus progenitor cells (NPPC); losartanon
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This book provides a brief snapshot of recent research on the subject of intervertebral disc degeneration and how this specific organ could be regenerated. It provides stimuli to the reader in representing research from different angles in this cross-disciplinary field of spine surgeons, mechanical...