Research Article

Programmed NP Cell Death Induced by Mitochondrial ROS in a One-Strike Loading Disc Degeneration Organ Culture Model

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The time course of MS-induced NP cell death. (a) Typical confocal images showing the dead cells (red) and viable cells (green) after MS at different time points (0 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours). Scale bars, 50 μm. (b) Quantification of the ratio of viable cells to total cells in the CON group and the MS group at different time points. (c) Quantification of the ratio of viable cells to total cells in the MitoQ, Nec-1, and Z-VAD pretreatment groups. Values are expressed as the . , , and .
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