为解决椎间盘退变临床诊断和疗效评估难题，南京中医药大学中西医结合附属医院的研究人员，开展 DTI 参数与退变椎间盘生化成分相关性研究。结果发现二者存在显著关联。该研究为临床诊断和疗效评估提供新参考，值得一读。

腰痛已成为全球性的重大健康问题，给社会带来了沉重的经济负担，并且随着人口老龄化的加剧，这一问题愈发严重。众多研究表明，腰痛与椎间盘退变密切相关。椎间盘退变过程中，髓核细胞（nucleus pulposus cells，NPCs）和细胞外基质（extracellular matrix，ECM）会逐渐流失。细胞外基质主要由胶原纤维和蛋白聚糖（如聚集蛋白聚糖）组成，主要由髓核细胞产生并维持，其中 ...

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