Novel Insights into Mechanism and Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 February 2026 | Viewed by 652
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Back pain related to the degeneration of IVDs is a prevalent clinical problem, but the study of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration has advanced in recent years. For example, we have utilized innovative molecular and tissue engineering techniques to understand how age, genetics, and injury affect IVD degeneration, and have tested novel treatments in animal models and organ/cell culture systems.
We encourage authors to submit their work in the form of original research or review articles that discuss the disease mechanism and innovative treatment strategies. This Special Issue also welcomes the submission of articles based on human patients, animal models or organ/cell culture studies. The scope of this Special Issue also includes novel technologies that enable the exploration of important disease characteristics and mechanisms, new discoveries, and the development of innovative therapies.
Dr. Yejia Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration
- back pain
- age
- genetics
- injury
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