Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 619-624.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0100

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Animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration: economy, feasibility, reliability and controllability

Yin Xun-lu1, Feng Min-shan1, 2, Zhu Li-guo1, 2, Li Xue-peng1, Chen Lin3, Li Ling-hui1, Zhan Jia-wen1, Wei Xu1   

  1. 1Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China; 2Beijing Key Laboratory of Palasy Technology, Beijing 100102, China; 3Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China
  • Received:2017-10-20 Online:2018-02-08 Published:2018-02-08
  • Contact: Feng Min-shan, M.D., Associate chief physician, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Palasy Technology, Beijing 100102, China
  • About author:Yin Xun-lu, Studying for doctorate, Physician, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100102, China
  • Supported by:

    the Project of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, No. JDZX2015274; the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81674005 and 81774330; the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing, No. 7164313; the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, No. 2016M591364

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Animal models are critical to study the mechanism, prevention and treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Therefore, constructing an ideal animal model of IDD is the key to further study IDD.
OBJECTIVE: To review the selection and construction methods of the IDD model, so as to select and construct an ideal animal model of IDD.
METHODS: A retrieval of CNKI, WanFang, VIP, SinoMed and PubMed databases was performed for the articles published before December 2016. The keywords were “intervertebral disc degeneration, animal model” in English and Chinese, respectively. All the articles were selected from the authoritative magazines, and finally 56 eligible articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There are many kinds of animals used for constructing the IDD model, including small and large animals. The former has a small volume of intervertebral disc that is beneficial for nutrient and metabolite transport, so it can be used for long-term in vitro culture. The latter has a large volume of intervertebral disc, which is appropriate for biomechanical study. The animal models of IDD include in vivo and in vitro models: the in vivo models include the changed biomechanics, destroyed physical structure, spontaneous and systemic disease models; the in vitro models include in vitro cellular and organ models. However, there is still a lack of an ideal animal model that can fully simulate human IDD. Noticeably, similarity, comparability, economy, feasibility, reliability and controllability should be considered.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Intervertebral Disk Degeneration, Models, Animal, Tissue Engineering

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