341中国矫形外科杂志OrthopedicJournalofChinaVol.31,No.4Feb.2023第31卷第4期2023年2月·综述·白细胞介素在椎间盘退变中的作用△薛忠书1,张小伟2,陈宁杰2*(1.潍坊医学院,山东潍坊261042;2.淄博市中心医院骨科,山东淄博255036)摘要:椎间盘退变引起的下腰痛严重影响着老年患者的健康,同样也给社会和家庭带来巨大的负担。椎间盘退变从18岁开始,由于年龄、生物力学、生物化学、自身免疫炎症反应和遗传易感等因素的影响,加速椎间盘退变的过程。椎间盘退变是一个序贯、级联发生的病理过程,从椎间盘细胞微环境的改变开始,发展为椎间盘结构和功能的改变,其主要病理特征是炎症细胞因子,如白细胞介素(interleukins,ILs)的释放,促分解代谢酶的表达增加,细胞外基质降解,椎间盘细胞凋亡等。在椎间盘退变过程中白细胞介素起到了重要作用,本文将对白细胞介素在椎间盘退变中的作用进行综述。关键词:白细胞介素,椎间盘退变,机制,信号通路中图分类号:R318文献标志码:A文章编号:1005-8478(2023)04-0341-05Roleofinterleukininintervertebraldiscdegeneration//XUEZhong-shu1,ZHANGXiao-wei2,CHENNing-jie2.1.WeifangMedi⁃calUniversity,Weifang261042,China;2.ZiboCentralHospital,Zibo255036,ChinaAbstract:Lowbackpaincausedbyintervertebraldiscdegenerationseriouslyaffectsthehealthofelderlypatients,butalsobringsahugeburdentosocietyandfamily.Intervertebraldiscdegenerationbeginsatage18,andisacceleratedbytheage,withbiomechanics,bio⁃chemistry,autoimmuneinflammatoryresponseandgeneticpredispositionfactors.Intervertebraldiscdegenerationisasequential,cascadepathologicalprocessthatstartswithchangesinthemicroenvironmentofintervertebraldisccellsandprogressestochangesinintervertebraldiscstructureandfunction.Amajorpathologicalfeatureisthereleaseofinflammatorycytokinessuchasinterleukin,whichincreasedex⁃pressionofcatabolicenzymes,degradationofextracellularmatrix,andintervertebraldisccellapoptosis.Asinterleukins(ILs)playsanim⁃portantroleinintervertebraldiscdegeneration,thisarticlereviewstheeffectofinterleukinonintervertebraldiscdegeneration.Keywords:interleukin,intervertebraldiscdegeneration,mechanism,signalingpathway椎间盘是位于上下两个椎体之间的软组织结...