Lactate metabolic coupling between the endplates and nucleus pulposus via MCT1 is essential for intervertebral disc health
Maria Tsingas, Konstantinos Tsingas, Wujuan Zhang…·Makarand V. Risbud
This study shows that lactate transfer via MCT1 between nucleus pulposus and endplate cells is essential for intervertebral disc health, as its absence leads to degeneration.