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Ionizing Radiation Induces Disc Annulus Fibrosus Senescence and Matrix Catabolism via MMP-Mediated Pathways
5 Apr 2022
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Previous research has identified an association between external radiation and disc degeneration, but the mechanism was poorly understood. This study explores the effects of ionizing radiation (IR) on inducing cellular senescence of annulus fibrosus (AF) in cell culture and in an in vivo mouse model. Exposure of AF cell culture to 10-15 Gy IR for 5 min followed by 5 days of culture incubation resulted in almost...
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