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. 2024 Feb 5;56(2):408–421. doi: 10.1038/s12276-024-01168-4

Fig. 9. Schematic diagram of nucleus pulposus cells regulating macrophages in the intervertebral disc microenvironment.

Fig. 9

The proinflammatory environment activates the ISR in NPCs and mediates macrophage infiltration and polarization through the CCL2/7-CCR2 axis.