Chen, Lu Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Facilitates the Survival and Proliferation of Nucleus Pulposus Cells in TNF-α Stimulus by Activating Unfolded Protein Response. [electronic resource] - DNA and cell biology Apr 2018 - 347-358 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article ISSN: 1557-7430 Standard No.: 10.1089/dna.2017.4029 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AnimalsApoptosis--drug effectsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndoplasmic Reticulum--physiologyEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress--physiologyIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc Degeneration--pathologyMaleNucleus Pulposus--metabolismPrimary Cell Culture--methodsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal Transduction--drug effectsStress, Physiological--physiologyTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--metabolismUnfolded Protein Response--physiology