Life Sciences
Protein promoted iron-linked aging in spinal disc cells
Experiments in cells from the soft centre of spinal discs identified a protein that promoted iron build-up, damage to fats and cell aging.Experiments in cells from the soft centre of spinal discs identified a protein that promoted iron build-up, damage to fats and cell aging.
Experiments in nucleus pulposus cells, tissues, and animal modelsMechanisms
Limit: Unreported sample sizes make the robustness of the disc-cell findings difficult to assess