This study demonstrates that levels of AGEs in the IVD may affect the tissue water content. Moreover, these ribosylation-mediated changes in tissue hydration were detectable using T2 relaxation MRI. T2 relaxation MRI may provide a noninvasive tool to measure in vivo changes in disc hydration that are negatively correlated with the accumulation of AGEs.
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