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Mechanosignaling activation of TGF? maintains intervertebral disc homeostasis
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Bian Q
; Ma L
; Jain A
; Crane JL
; Kebaish K
; Wan M
; Zhang Z
; Edward Guo X
; Sponseller PD
; Séguin CA
; Riley LH
; Wang Y
; Cao X
Bone Res
2017[]; 5
(?): 17008
PMID28392965
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Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is the leading cause of disability with no
disease-modifying treatment. IVD degeneration is associated with instable
mechanical loading in the spine, but little is known about how mechanical stress
regulates nucleus notochordal (NC) cells to maintain IVD homeostasis. Here we
report that mechanical stress can result in excessive integrin ?(v)?(6)-mediated
activation of transforming growth factor beta (TGF?), decreased NC cell vacuoles,
and increased matrix proteoglycan production, and results in degenerative disc
disease (DDD). Knockout of TGF? type II receptor (T?RII) or integrin ?(v) in the
NC cells inhibited functional activity of postnatal NC cells and also resulted in
DDD under mechanical loading. Administration of RGD peptide, TGF?, and
?(v)?(6)-neutralizing antibodies attenuated IVD degeneration. Thus,
integrin-mediated activation of TGF? plays a critical role in mechanical
signaling transduction to regulate IVD cell function and homeostasis.
Manipulation of this signaling pathway may be a potential therapeutic target to
modify DDD.