Does Vitamin K2 Influence the Interplay between Diabetes Mellitus and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in a Rat Model?

Does Vitamin K2 Influence the Interplay between Diabetes Mellitus and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in a Rat Model?

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common cause of low back pain in diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) patients. Its pathogenesis and the vitamin (vit.) K2 influence on this disease remain unclear. Lumbar motion segments of male Zucker Diabetes Fatty (ZDF) rats (non-diabetic [control] and diab...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Mahmoud, Maria Kokozidou, Clemens Gögele, Christian Werner, Alexander Auffarth, Benjamin Kohl, Ingo Mrosewski, Gundula Gesine Schulze-Tanzil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
diabetes mellitus type 2
intervertebral disc
intervertebral disc degeneration
fibrochondrocytes
Zucker Diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats
vit. K2-MK7
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/13/2872

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