Abstract
Tobacco smoking is a key risk factor for spine degeneration. However, the underlying mechanism by which smoking induces degeneration is not known. Recent studies implicate DNA damage as a cause of spine and intervertebral disc degeneration. Because tobacco smoke contains many genotoxins, we hypothesized that tobacco smoking promotes spine degeneration by inducing cellular DNA damage.
| Lingua originale | Inglese |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 1529-1532 |
| Numero di pagine | 4 |
| Rivista | THE SPINE JOURNAL |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- Aggrecan
- DNA damage repair
- Intervertebral disc degeneration
- Matrix metalloproteinases
- Matrix proteoglycans
- Tobacco smoking