Expression of silent mating type information regulator 2 homolog 1 and its role in human intervertebral disc cell homeostasis

[1] Andersson GB(1999)Epidemiological features of chronic low-back pain Lancet 354 581-585

[2] Luoma K(2000)Low back pain in relation to lumbar disc degeneration Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 25 487-492

[3] Riihimaki H(1981)Nutrition of the intervertebral disc: solute transport and metabolism Connect Tissue Res 8 101-119

[4] Luukkonen R(1968)Correlation between lactate levels and pH in discs of patients with lumbar rhizopathies Experientia 24 1195-1196

[5] Raininko R(1969)Intradiscal measurements of pH in patients with lumbar rhizopathies Acta Orthop Scand 40 23-42

[6] Viikari-Juntura E(2007)The cell biology of intervertebral disc aging and degeneration Ageing Res Rev 6 247-261

[7] Lamminen A(1996)Autocrine/paracrine mechanism of insulin-like growth factor-1 secretion, and the effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on proteoglycan synthesis in bovine intervertebral discs J Orthop Res 14 690-699

[8] Holm S(1991)Stimulation of mature canine intervertebral disc by growth factors Spine 16 253-260

[9] Maroudas A(2007)Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile Arthritis Res Ther 9 R77-2693

[10] Urban JP(2003)Human nucleus pulposus can respond to a pro-inflammatory stimulus Spine 28 2685-90

[1] Andersson GB(1999)Epidemiological features of chronic low-back pain Lancet 354 581-585

[2] Luoma K(2000)Low back pain in relation to lumbar disc degeneration Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 25 487-492

[3] Riihimaki H(1981)Nutrition of the intervertebral disc: solute transport and metabolism Connect Tissue Res 8 101-119

[4] Luukkonen R(1968)Correlation between lactate levels and pH in discs of patients with lumbar rhizopathies Experientia 24 1195-1196

[5] Raininko R(1969)Intradiscal measurements of pH in patients with lumbar rhizopathies Acta Orthop Scand 40 23-42

[6] Viikari-Juntura E(2007)The cell biology of intervertebral disc aging and degeneration Ageing Res Rev 6 247-261

[7] Lamminen A(1996)Autocrine/paracrine mechanism of insulin-like growth factor-1 secretion, and the effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 on proteoglycan synthesis in bovine intervertebral discs J Orthop Res 14 690-699

[8] Holm S(1991)Stimulation of mature canine intervertebral disc by growth factors Spine 16 253-260

[9] Maroudas A(2007)Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile Arthritis Res Ther 9 R77-2693

[10] Urban JP(2003)Human nucleus pulposus can respond to a pro-inflammatory stimulus Spine 28 2685-90