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Akkermansia muciniphila attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration via extracellular vesicle-mediated delivery of the effector protein B2UKX5.
Bone research·May 20, 2026·PMID 42161908
Why it mattersThis paper introduces a novel gut-disc axis, suggesting that gut microbiota modulation or delivery of specific bacterial products could be a future therapeutic strategy for disc degeneration and low back pain, a field with limited disease-modifying options.
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