A novel rat model of annulus fibrosus injury for intervertebral disc degeneration

椎间盘 医学 天狼星红 体内 病理 环空(植物学) 变性(医学) 解剖 纤维化 生物 生物技术 植物
作者
Haibin Xu,Yuang Zhang,Yujie Zhang,Chao Yu,Kaishun Xia,Feng Cheng,Kesi Shi,Xianpeng Huang,Yi Li,Jiangjie Chen,Jiawei Shu,Xiaopeng Zhou,Yiqing Tao,Chengzhen Liang,Fangcai Li,Qixin Chen
出处
期刊:The Spine Journal [Elsevier]
卷期号:24 (2): 373-386
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.spinee.2023.09.012
摘要

Abstract

BACKGROUND CONTEXT

In clinical practice, acute trauma and chronic degeneration of the annulus fibrosus (AF) can promote further degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD). Therefore, it is critical to understand the AF repair process and its consequences on IVD. However, the lack of cost-effective and reproducible in vivo animal models of AF injury has limited research development in this field.

PURPOSES

The purpose of this study was to establish and evaluate the utility of a novel animal model for full-thickness AF injury. Three foci were proposed: (1) whether this new modeling method can cause full-layer AF damage; (2) the repair processes and pathological changes in the damaged area after AF injury, and (3) the morphological and histological changes in the IVD are after AF injury.

STUDY DESIGN/SETTING

In vivo rat AF injury model with characterization of AF damage repair, IVD degeneration.

METHODS

A total of 72,300 g male rats were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: experimental or sham. Annulus fibrosus was separated layer by layer under the microscope with a #11 blade up to the AF- nucleus pulpous (NP) junction. The repair process of the horizontal AF and morphological changes in the sagittal IVD were evaluated with HE staining. Sirius red staining under polarized light. Immunofluorescence was conducted to analyze changes in the expression of COL1 and COL3 in the AF injury area and 8-OHdg, IL-6, MMP13, FSP1, and ACAN in the IVD. The disc height and structural changes after AF injury were measured using X-ray and contrast-enhanced micro-CT. Additionally, the resistance of the AF to stretching was analyzed using three-point bending.

RESULTS

Annulus fibrosus-nucleus pulpous border was identified to stably induce the full-thickness AF injury without causing immediate NP injury. The AF repair process after injury was slow and expressed inflammation factors continuously, with abundant amounts of type III collagen appearing in the inner part of the AF. The scar at the AF lesion had decreased resistance to small molecule penetration and weakened tensile strength. Full-thickness AF injury induced disc degeneration with loss of disc height, progressive unilateral vertebral collapse, and ossification of the subchondral bone. Inflammatory-induced degeneration and extracellular matrix catabolism gradually appeared in the NP and cartilage endplate (CEP).

CONCLUSIONS

We established a low-cost and reproducible small animal model of AF injury which accurately replicated the pathological state of the limited AF self-repair ability and demonstrated that injury to the AF alone could cause further degeneration of the IVD.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

This in vivo rat model can be used to study the repair process of the AF defect and pathological changes in the gradual degeneration of IVD after AF damage. In addition, the model provides an experimental platform for in vivo experimental research of potential clinical therapeutics.
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