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ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2025

Polyphenols as Potential Antioxidants for the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration.

Xiao-Long Li, Xiao-Yu Yu, Yu-Ao Tao, Yu-Zhu Xu, Xi Li, Jia-Dong Wang, Le-Le Zhang, Yun-Tao Wang, Pan Fan

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiao-Long LiDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8163-4280
Xiao-Yu YuDepartment of gynecology and obstetrics, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China.
Yu-Ao TaoDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Yu-Zhu XuDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Xi LiDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Jia-Dong WangDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Le-Le ZhangDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Yun-Tao WangDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.
Pan FanDepartment of Spine Center, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20220832
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a common musculoskeletal system disease, which is one of the most important causes of low back pain. Despite the high prevalence of IDD, current treatments are limited to relieving symptoms, and there are no effective therapeutic agents that can block or reverse the progression of IDD. Oxidative stress, the result of an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and clearance by the antioxidant defense system, plays an important role in the progression of IDD. Polyphenols are antioxidant compounds that can inhibit ROS production, which can scavenge free radicals, reduce hydrogen peroxide production, and inhibit lipid oxidation in nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and IDD animal models. In this review, we discussed the antioxidant effects of polyphenols and their regulatory role in different molecular pathways associated with the pathogenesis of IDD, as well as the limitations and future prospects of polyphenols as a potential treatment of IDD.

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AntioxidantsIntervertebral Disc DegenerationPolyphenolsAnimalsHumansOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsPolyphenolsReactive Oxygen Speciesantioxidantsintervertebral disc degenerationnucleus pulposus cells.oxidative stressPolyphenolreactive oxygen species

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