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Caspase-3 knockout inhibits intervertebral disc degeneration related to injury but accelerates degeneration related to aging.


ABSTRACT: Approximately 40% of people under 30 and over 90% of people 55 or older suffer from moderate-to-severe levels of degenerative intervertebral disc (IVD) disease in their lumbar spines. Surgical treatments are sometimes effective; however, the treatment of back pain related to IVD degeneration is still a challenge; therefore, new treatments are necessary. Apoptosis may be important in IVD degeneration because suppressing cell apoptosis inside the IVD inhibits degeneration. Caspase-3, the primary effector of apoptosis, may be a key treatment target. We analyzed caspase-3's role in two different types of IVD degeneration using caspase-3 knockout (Casp-3 KO) mice. Casp-3 KO delayed IVD degeneration in the injury-induced model but accelerated it in the age-induced model. Our results suggest that this is due to different pathological mechanisms of these two types of IVD degeneration. Apoptosis was suppressed in the IVD cells of Casp-3 KO mice, but cellular senescence was enhanced. This would explain why the Casp-3 KO was effective against injury-induced, but not age-related, IVD degeneration. Our results suggest that short-term caspase-3 inhibition could be used to treat injury-induced IVD degeneration.

SUBMITTER: Ohnishi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6920379 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Caspase-3 knockout inhibits intervertebral disc degeneration related to injury but accelerates degeneration related to aging.

Ohnishi Takashi T   Yamada Katsuhisa K   Iwasaki Koji K   Tsujimoto Takeru T   Higashi Hideaki H   Kimura Taichi T   Iwasaki Norimasa N   Sudo Hideki H  

Scientific reports 20191218 1


Approximately 40% of people under 30 and over 90% of people 55 or older suffer from moderate-to-severe levels of degenerative intervertebral disc (IVD) disease in their lumbar spines. Surgical treatments are sometimes effective; however, the treatment of back pain related to IVD degeneration is still a challenge; therefore, new treatments are necessary. Apoptosis may be important in IVD degeneration because suppressing cell apoptosis inside the IVD inhibits degeneration. Caspase-3, the primary e  ...[more]

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