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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2026

Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc degeneration: a focus on the mechanism of action of Piezo1 and research perspectives.

Yan Gong, Zhaojun Cheng, Jiahui He, Yanchi Gan, Xiaobing Jiang, Jintao Liu

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yan GongDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China.
Zhaojun ChengDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiahui HeDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, The Affiliated TCM Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanchi GanDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated with Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
Xiaobing JiangDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jintao LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China.

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Abstract

Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is a chronic degenerative disease caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, which mainly leads to lower back pain. Its early-stage lesions are insidious and lack reliable biomarkers, and the current diagnosis relies on imaging. Piezo1, a mechanosensitive ion channel widely expressed by intervertebral disc cells, is a core molecule that senses mechanical signals. As a core load-bearing structure of the spine, the mechanical responsiveness of the intervertebral disc is critical for homeostasis, and abnormal mechanical loading is a key trigger of LDD. Piezo1 is deeply involved in the pathology of LDD by sensing abnormal stress and mediating Ca

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calciumextracellular matrixlumbar disc degenerationmechanotransductionPiezo1

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