期刊
ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES
卷 80, 期 7, 页码 828-839出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219515
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low back pain; inflammation; arthritis; tendinopathy
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- Medical Research Council DTP PhD studentship
- Medical Research Council [MR/T016744/1, MR/P010709/1]
- RUBICON Secondment Fellowship EU project [H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015_69085]
- Arthritis Senior Research Fellowship [20 875]
- Wellcome Trust [088785/Z/09]
- Wellcome Trust PhD studentship [215205/Z/19/Z]
- MRC [1916520, MR/T016744/1, MR/P010709/1, G0900414, MR/K019392/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The circadian clocks play a crucial role in coordinating local physiology in various tissues, including the intervertebral disc (IVD) within the spine. Disruptions to the circadian rhythm may accelerate tissue degeneration, such as IVD degeneration which is a leading cause of lower back pain. Utilizing biological timing mechanisms could potentially improve tissue health and mitigate the risk of degeneration.
Circadian clocks in the brain and peripheral tissues temporally coordinate local physiology to align with the 24 hours rhythmic environment through light/darkness, rest/activity and feeding/fasting cycles. Circadian disruptions (during ageing, shift work and jet-lag) have been proposed as a risk factor for degeneration and disease of tissues, including the musculoskeletal system. The intervertebral disc (IVD) in the spine separates the bony vertebrae and permits movement of the spinal column. IVD degeneration is highly prevalent among the ageing population and is a leading cause of lower back pain. The IVD is known to experience diurnal changes in loading patterns driven by the circadian rhythm in rest/activity cycles. In recent years, emerging evidence indicates the existence of molecular circadian clocks within the IVD, disruption to which accelerates tissue ageing and predispose animals to IVD degeneration. The cell-intrinsic circadian clocks in the IVD control key aspects of physiology and pathophysiology by rhythmically regulating the expression of similar to 3.5% of the IVD transcriptome, allowing cells to cope with the drastic biomechanical and chemical changes that occur throughout the day. Indeed, epidemiological studies on long-term shift workers have shown an increased incidence of lower back pain. In this review, we summarise recent findings of circadian rhythms in health and disease, with the IVD as an exemplar tissue system. We focus on rhythmic IVD functions and discuss implications of utilising biological timing mechanisms to improve tissue health and mitigate degeneration. These findings may have broader implications in chronic rheumatic conditions, given the recent findings of musculoskeletal circadian clocks.
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