Intradiscal injections of osteogenic protein-1 restore the viscoelastic properties of degenerated intervertebral discs.
Intradiscal injections of osteogenic protein-1 restore the viscoelastic properties of degenerated intervertebral discs.
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10.1016/j.spinee.2006.04.014
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2006-11-01
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An, Howard S
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Miyamoto, Kei;Masuda, Koichi;An, Howard S
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Using biochemical, histological, and radiological parameters in a rabbit model of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, the intradiscal injection of a growth factor, such as osteogenic protein-1 (OP-1), has been shown to regenerate the IVD. However, very little is known about how such a biological therapeutic approach affects the biomechanical properties of the degenerated IVD.PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of an intradiscal injection of OP-1 on the biomechanical properties of IVDs in the rabbit annular-puncture disc degeneration model and to determine their relationship to biochemical properties.STUDY DESIGN/SETTING: In vivo study on the effects of intradiscally administered OP-1 on the biomechanical and biochemical properties of IVDs in the rabbit annular-puncture disc degeneration model.METHODS: New Zealand White rabbits (n=16) underwent annulus fibrosus (AF) puncture, using an 18-gauge needle, at L2-L3 and L4-L5 (L3-L4: nonpunctured control). Four weeks later, the punctured discs received an injection of either 5% lactose (10 microL) or OP-1 (100 microg/10 microL of 5% lactose) into the nucleus pulposus (NP). The disc height was radiographically monitored biweekly. After sacrifice and removal of bone-disc-bone complexes 8 weeks postinjection, the dynamic viscoelastic properties of the IVDs were tested by applying a cycle of sinusoidal strain in uniaxial compression at six loading frequencies (0.05 to 2 Hz). The biochemical properties of the dissected IVDs were then analyzed and correlated with the biomechanical properties.RESULTS: A single injection of OP-1 significantly restored disc height when compared with the lactose-injected discs (OP-1 vs. lactose, p