Evidence mapPaperPMID 42215985Full record

ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2026

A continuous DNA repairing system for alleviating intervertebral disc degeneration.

Shuchang Peng, Yifan Du, Ruizheng Wang, Mingke Zhao, Lei Tan, Xiaoguang Zhang, Jie Lei, Dingchao Zhu, Bide Tong, Xingyu Zhou and 11 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Shuchang Peng *Orthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Yifan Du *Orthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Ruizheng Wang *Orthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Mingke Zhao *Orthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Lei TanOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Xiaoguang ZhangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Jie LeiOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Dingchao ZhuOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Bide TongOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Xingyu ZhouOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Huaizhen LiangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Zhi DuOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Xinyu LiOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Rui ShiOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Shihao ZhangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China.
Yumo ChenFirst Clinical School, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan, 430030, PR China.
Honglei LiOrthopaedics Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, PR China.
Yuexin LuoFirst Clinical School, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan, 430030, PR China.
Zhengdong ZhangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. zhangzd@cmc.edu.cn.
Cao YangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. caoyangunion@hust.edu.cn.
Kun WangOrthopaedics Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. kunwangortho@hust.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82130072, No. 82072505, No. 82472511Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program SGDX20230116093544006, JCYJ20240813153421028, JCYJ20250604190927038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA damage triggering senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) is a key pathway of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (IVDD). Current therapeutic strategies for IVDD face significant challenges in effectively alleviating DNA damage-mediated senescence of nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) and IVDD repair. Here, we propose a strategy for the continuous regulation of DNA repair: starting with the scavenging of the key upstream trigger, ROS, proceeding to the repair of the DNA damage, and culminating in the promotion of DNA replication and extracellular matrix synthesis. Through single-cell sequencing of clinical samples and in vitro modeling, we elucidated how oxidative stress drives DNA damage, leading to SASP and inflammatory microenvironment within the intervertebral disc. Subsequently, we developed a continuous DNA repairing system. In this system, bimetallic-curcumin nanozymes (AuCu-Cur) scavenge ROS in NPCs and repair damaged DNA via the increased DNA glycosylase NEIL3. Additionally, the combined human umbilical cord-derived vesicles (hUCMSC-EVs) significantly enhance the bioavailability of the AuCu-Cur, promoting DNA replication, and promoting tissue repair via p-JNK pathway. In a rat tail needle puncture model, this system markedly alleviated IVDD. This study presents a promising approach to reverse the DNA damage-induced cellular senescence and IVDD, providing a repair strategy for addressing diseases associated with DNA damage and cellular senescence.

Indexed as

DNA RepairIntervertebral Disc DegenerationAnimalsCellular SenescenceCurcuminDNA DamageHumansMaleNucleus PulposusOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesSenescence-Associated Secretory PhenotypeCurcuminReactive Oxygen Species

Identifiers

PMID42215985
PMCPMC13435529

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.