Homeostasis disrupted by strain mechanosensing.

DiStefano, Tyler J; Illien-Jünger, Svenja; Iatridis, James C · Nat Biomed Eng · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In injured intervertebral discs, disruptions in fibre organization and in cellular contractility result in a fibrotic phenotype and progressive tissue degeneration.

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