Croft, Andreas S.; Illien-Jünger, Svenja; Grad, Sibylle; Guerrero, Julien; Wangler, Sebastian; Gantenbein, Benjamin (2021). The Application of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Their Homing Capabilities to Regenerate the Intervertebral Disc. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(7) MDPI 10.3390/ijms22073519
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Chronic low back pain (LBP) remains a challenging condition to treat, and especially to cure. If conservative treatment approaches fail, the current "gold standard" for intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD)-provoked back pain is spinal fusion. However, due to its invasive and destructive nature, the focus of orthopedic research related to the intervertebral disc (IVD) has shifted more towards cell-based therapeutic approaches. They aim to reduce or even reverse the degenerative cascade by mimicking the human body's physiological healing system. The implementation of progenitor and/or stem cells and, in particular, the delivery of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has revealed significant potential to cure the degenerated/injured IVD. Over the past decade, many research groups have invested efforts to find ways to utilize these cells as efficiently and sustainably as possible. This narrative literature review presents a summary of achievements made with the application of MSCs for the regeneration of the IVD in recent years, including their preclinical and clinical applications. Moreover, this review presents state-of-the-art strategies on how the homing capabilities of MSCs can be utilized to repair damaged or degenerated IVDs, as well as their current limitations and future perspectives.
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Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery 10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Croft, Andreas Shaun, Guerrero, Julien Paul, Wangler, Sebastian, Gantenbein, Benjamin |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
1422-0067 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Benjamin Gantenbein |
Date Deposited: |
19 Apr 2021 12:08 |
Last Modified: |
28 Mar 2024 13:20 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ijms22073519 |
PubMed ID: |
33805356 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/155189 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/155189 |
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