Article
An In Vitro Organ Culture Model of the Murine Intervertebral Disc.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - 11 Apr 2017
Liu Jennifer W, Lin Kevin H, Weber Christian, Bhalla Sameer, Kelso Sean, Wang Kaixi, Tang Simon Y
Abstract excerpt
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a significant contributor to low back pain. The IVD is a fibrocartilaginous joint that serves to transmit and dampen loads in the spine. The IVD consists of a proteoglycan-rich nucleus pulposus (NP) and a collagen-rich annulus fibrosis (AF) sandwiched by cartilaginous end-plates. Together with the adjacent vertebrae, the vertebrae-IVD structure forms a functional spine...
Topics
- Animals
- Cartilage
- Cell Differentiation
- Extracellular Matrix
- Finite Element Analysis
- Humans
- Intervertebral Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Mice
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Phenotype
