Meijun Yan

Metformin protects against apoptosis and senescence in nucleus pulposus cells and ameliorates disc degeneration in vivo

Deheng Chen, Dongdong Xia, Zongyou Pan et al. · Cell Death and Disease · 2016 · 319 citations · Full text

Melatonin modulates IL-1β-induced extracellular matrix remodeling in human nucleus pulposus cells and attenuates rat intervertebral disc degeneration and inflammation

Yan Zhang, Fan He, Zhi Chen et al. · Aging · 2019 · 153 citations · Full text

Immunology, Immune Regulation, Cell Death +22

Oxidative damage induces apoptosis and promotes calcification in disc cartilage endplate cell through ROS/MAPK/NF-κB pathway: Implications for disc degeneration

Yingchao Han, Xinhua Li, Meijun Yan et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2017 · 102 citations

Inflammation, Musculoskeletal Research, Medicine +11

A self-amplifying loop of YAP and SHH drives formation and expansion of heterotopic ossification

Cong Qian, Yuchen Liu, Taifeng Zhou et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2021 · 45 citations · Full text

Analysis and improvement of the three-column spinal theory

Qihang Su, Cong Li, Yongchao Li et al. · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2020 · 30 citations · Full text