Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (11): 1790-1797.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.11.026

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Recent advances in vivo model of lumbar disc degeneration  

Ma Sheng, Jia Yu-song, Sun Qi   

  1. First Department of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • Online:2017-04-18 Published:2017-05-06
  • Contact: Sun Qi, M.D., Associate chief physician, First Department of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • About author:Ma Sheng, Studying for master’s degree, First Department of Orthopedics, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
  • Supported by:

    the Project of Natural Science Research in Universities Directly under the Ministry of Education, No. 2015-JYB-JSMS065

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Establishment of lumbar disc degeneration in animal models can help doctors understand the development rules and pathophysiological changes of this disease, and can explore and research more rational treatment by creating animal models. 

OBJECTIVE: To review recent advances in vivo model of lumbar disc degeneration.
METHODS: The first author used the computer to search related articles on PubMed database and Chinese Journal Full-text Database from inception to May 2016. The search key words were “lumbar disc, degeneration, animal model, vivo model”. A total of 161 related articles were retrieved and 49 of them met the inclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Building an intuitive and reliable animal model of lumbar disc degeneration will not only help the basic research of degenerative disc disease, but also provide a good experimental carrier for the repair treatment of degenerative lumbar disc. (2) After more than 80 years of development, the animal model of lumbar disc degeneration has formed a production mode of “more species, more methods and newer ideas”. Current models have their own advantages, cannot be replaced. However, problems such as poor controllability, low degree of safety or long observation period are still exiting more or less. All these need further research and exploration.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

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

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