• 폴리머
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.669-676
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• 2013

탈미네랄화된 골분(demineralized bone particle, DBP)은 연골 형성의 유도인자로 사용되기 때문에 조직공학에서 널리 사용되는 생체재료이다. 본 연구에서는 in vivo 환경에서 디스크 재생 효과를 연구하기 위해 DBP를 poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)에 첨가하여 다공성 지지체를 제조하였다. 디스크의 섬유륜 조직을 반으로 절개한 후, 수핵 조직을 제거하여 디스크 결손을 유발시켰다. 빈 공간에 PLGA, DBP/PLGA 지지체를 이식하여 in vivo 환경에서 조직공학적 디스크 재생을 관찰하였다. 1, 2 및 3개월 후 디스크를 적출하여 글리코스아미노글라이칸(glycosaminoglycan, sGAG) 및 콜라겐 합성 정도를 측정하였으며 조직학적 평가로 H&E, Safranin-O, Alcian blue 염색과 면역조직학적 평가로 제 I형 콜라겐, 제 II형 콜라겐 염색을 수행하였다. 그 결과 DBP/PLGA 지지체에서 sGAG 및 콜라겐 함량이 높은 것을 확인하였으며 추간판 디스크 재생의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.638-648
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• 2022

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the diurnal variation in cervical disc hydration and its relationship with cervical degeneration. Materials and Methods: C3-C7 discs of 86 prospectively enrolled participants (37 males, 49 females; mean age ± standard deviation, 23.5 ± 2.5 years) were assessed using T2 mapping in the morning and evening. All discs were stratified by Miyazaki grade or C2-C7 Cobb angle and T2 values (T2). The degree of diurnal T2 variation (T2-DDV), defined as (morning T2 - evening T2)/morning T2 x 100%, was measured for the entire disc, annulus fibrosus (AF), nucleus pulposus (NP), and endplate zones. Results: T2 of the entire disc decreased significantly after the daytime load (p < 0.001), with a T2-DDV of 13.3% for all discs and 16.0%, 12.2%, and 13.0% for healthy (grade I), mild degenerative (grade II), and advanced degenerative (grade III/IV) discs, respectively. T2 of regional NPs and AFs decreased significantly from morning to evening (p ≤ 0.049) except in the healthy anterior inner AF (p = 0.092). Compared with healthy discs, mild degenerative discs displayed lower T2 and T2-DDV in regional NPs (p < 0.001). Advanced degenerative discs showed higher T2-DDV in the anterior inner AF compared with healthy discs (p = 0.050). Significant diurnal T2 changes in the endplate zones were observed only in healthy discs (p = 0.013). Cervical discs in the low Cobb angle group showed higher T2-DDV in the anterior AFs and anterior NP and lower T2-DDV in the posterior AF than those in the high Cobb angle group (p ≤ 0.041). Conclusion: This study characterized the diurnal variation in hydration of the cervical discs as assessed using T2 mapping and revealed early chemo-mechanical coupling dysfunction in degenerating discs. Cervical sagittal alignment on MRI can affect the diurnal stress patterns of the cervical discs. T2 mapping is sensitive to disc biomechanical dysfunction and offers translational potential from biomechanical research to clinical application.