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Conference Paper: Roles of progenitor cells for intervertebral disc regeneration in "healer" mice
| Title | Roles of progenitor cells for intervertebral disc regeneration in "healer" mice |
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| Issue Date | 2014 |
| Citation | The 2014 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium, Hong Kong, 14 June 2014. In Program Booklet, 2014, p. 7 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | INTRODUCTION: Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major cause of back pain that can also lead to sciatica, affecting the quality of life. Current treatments are limited to salvage surgical operations. Biological treatments to relieve symptoms or to restore disc are not available as we know little about the biology of IVD degeneration and its potential to regeneration. While most people will develop disc degeneration with aging, there are individuals who are protected even at the age (older than 50 years) when over 90% of the population would succumb to the problem, suggesting the presence of protective genes. Furthermore, maintenance of progenitor cells within the nucleus pulposus (NP) is thought … |
| Description | Student Oral Presentation Session 1 |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203861 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Y | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Xiong, C | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Chan, CW | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Sskai, D | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Chan, D | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T16:42:21Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T16:42:21Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2014 Hong Kong Inter-University Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium, Hong Kong, 14 June 2014. In Program Booklet, 2014, p. 7 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/203861 | - |
| dc.description | Student Oral Presentation Session 1 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major cause of back pain that can also lead to sciatica, affecting the quality of life. Current treatments are limited to salvage surgical operations. Biological treatments to relieve symptoms or to restore disc are not available as we know little about the biology of IVD degeneration and its potential to regeneration. While most people will develop disc degeneration with aging, there are individuals who are protected even at the age (older than 50 years) when over 90% of the population would succumb to the problem, suggesting the presence of protective genes. Furthermore, maintenance of progenitor cells within the nucleus pulposus (NP) is thought … | - |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Inter-University 2014 Biochemistry Postgraduate Symposium | en_US |
| dc.title | Roles of progenitor cells for intervertebral disc regeneration in "healer" mice | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Chan, CW: cwilson@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Chan, D: chand@hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.authority | Chan, D=rp00540 | en_US |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 240385 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 270423 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 7 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 7 | - |