Current research status and progress of stem cells therapy for degenerative intervertebral disc regeneration.
- Author:
Guangyou XIE
;
Furong LU
;
Haitao YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Intervertebral Disc;
pathology;
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration;
therapy;
Low Back Pain;
therapy;
Regeneration;
Stem Cell Transplantation;
Tissue Engineering
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2014;31(6):1419-1422
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Low back pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration is a common clinical chronic disease. The regenerative ability of intervertebral disc tissue is extremely poor. Meanwhile, current treating methods can not fundamentally solve such problems. With the increasing awareness of the mechanism of disc degeneration and the rapid development of the fields of cellular and molecular biology, gene and materials engineering, using stem cells and tissue engineering technology to slow down or reverse the progress of disc degeneration may become possible. The author reviewed the application of stem cells for treating degenerative discs from present researching status and concepts for the future in the combination of researches reported both at home and abroad.
