Published in Arthritis Res Ther on March 11, 2003
Proinflammatory cytokine expression profile in degenerated and herniated human intervertebral disc tissues. Arthritis Rheum (2010) 3.45
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PDGF, bFGF and IGF-I stimulate the proliferation of intervertebral disc cells in vitro via the activation of the ERK and Akt signaling pathways. Eur Spine J (2007) 1.16
Expression and regulation of metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in intervertebral disc aging and degeneration. Spine J (2013) 1.13
Aggrecan, versican and type VI collagen are components of annular translamellar crossbridges in the intervertebral disc. Eur Spine J (2007) 1.13
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Evaluation of intervertebral disc cartilaginous endplate structure using magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Spine J (2013) 1.06
Interleukin-17 synergizes with IFNγ or TNFα to promote inflammatory mediator release and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression in human intervertebral disc cells. J Orthop Res (2011) 1.05
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Regulation of gene expression in intervertebral disc cells by low and high hydrostatic pressure. Eur Spine J (2006) 1.01
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Intervertebral disk tissue engineering using biphasic silk composite scaffolds. Tissue Eng Part A (2011) 0.91
Zonal variations in cytoskeletal element organization, mRNA and protein expression in the intervertebral disc. J Anat (2008) 0.91
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Mechanical loading of the intervertebral disc: from the macroscopic to the cellular level. Eur Spine J (2013) 0.89
Novel immortal human cell lines reveal subpopulations in the nucleus pulposus. Arthritis Res Ther (2014) 0.89
Simulation of the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration due to decreased nutritional supply. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.88
Experimental model of intervertebral disc degeneration by needle puncture in Wistar rats. Braz J Med Biol Res (2013) 0.88
Curcuma DMSO extracts and curcumin exhibit an anti-inflammatory and anti-catabolic effect on human intervertebral disc cells, possibly by influencing TLR2 expression and JNK activity. J Inflamm (Lond) (2012) 0.87
A comparative evaluation of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans of pathological human intervertebral discs. Eur Spine J (2012) 0.87
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The role of extracellular matrix elasticity and composition in regulating the nucleus pulposus cell phenotype in the intervertebral disc: a narrative review. J Biomech Eng (2014) 0.86
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Quantitative T2* (T2 star) relaxation times predict site specific proteoglycan content and residual mechanics of the intervertebral disc throughout degeneration. J Orthop Res (2014) 0.84
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Integrin-mediated interactions with extracellular matrix proteins for nucleus pulposus cells of the human intervertebral disc. J Orthop Res (2013) 0.83
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Levofloxacin increases apoptosis of rat annulus fibrosus cells via the mechanism of upregulating MMP-2 and MMP-13. Int J Clin Exp Med (2015) 0.83
Human cartilage endplate permeability varies with degeneration and intervertebral disc site. J Biomech (2016) 0.82
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Vertebral endplate change as a feature of intervertebral disc degeneration: a heritability study. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.82
Body mass index is associated with lumbar disc degeneration in young Finnish males: subsample of Northern Finland birth cohort study 1986. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2013) 0.82
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Identifying molecular phenotype of nucleus pulposus cells in human intervertebral disc with aging and degeneration. J Orthop Res (2016) 0.81
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BMP-2 and BMP-2/7 Heterodimers Conjugated to a Fibrin/Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel in a Large Animal Model of Mild Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Biores Open Access (2015) 0.81
Excessive reactive oxygen species are therapeutic targets for intervertebral disc degeneration. Arthritis Res Ther (2015) 0.81
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The region-dependent biomechanical and biochemical properties of bovine cartilaginous endplate. J Biomech (2015) 0.80
Spinal deformity in aged zebrafish is accompanied by degenerative changes to their vertebrae that resemble osteoarthritis. PLoS One (2013) 0.80
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Expression and regulation of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in human intervertebral disc cells. Eur Spine J (2014) 0.80
Heme oxygenase-1 modulates degeneration of the intervertebral disc after puncture in Bach 1 deficient mice. Eur Spine J (2012) 0.80
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An in vitro tissue model to study the effect of age on nucleus pulposus cells. Eur Spine J (2007) 0.80
Transforming growth factor β controls CCN3 expression in nucleus pulposus cells of the intervertebral disc. Arthritis Rheum (2011) 0.80
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A new non-enzymatic method for isolating human intervertebral disc cells preserves the phenotype of nucleus pulposus cells. Cytotechnology (2013) 0.79
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