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Monocytic fibrocyte-like cell enrichment and myofibroblastic adaptation causes nucleus pulposus fibrosis and associates with disc degeneration severity
Y. Sun, Y. Peng, Z. Su…·V. Y. Leung
The paper identifies fibrocyte-like cells as key drivers of nucleus pulposus fibrosis in disc degeneration, showing their role in myofibroblast formation and disease severity.