Treatment of Intervertebral Disk Disease by the Administration of mRNA Encoding a Cartilage-Anabolic Transcription Factor

Intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is often associated with severity of lower back pain. IVD core is an avascular, highly hydrated tissue composed of type II collagen, glycosaminoglycans, and proteoglycans. The disk degeneration is not only a destruction of IVD structure but also is related to a...

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Main Authors: Chin-Yu Lin, Samuel Thomas Crowley, Satoshi Uchida, Yuji Komaki, Kazunori Kataoka, Keiji Itaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253119300423