Gene‐Hydrogel Microenvironments: Gene‐Hydrogel Microenvironment Regulates Extracellular Matrix Metabolism Balance in Nucleus Pulposus (Adv. Sci. 1/2020)

In degenerative diseases, microenvironment deterioration is often followed by a vicious circle of cell death and aggravation of microenvironment deterioration. To break the cycle, a gene‐hydrogel microenvironment is constructed in article number https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201902099 by Yuhui Zhang, Hélder A. Santos, Hongxing Shen, and co‐workers in situ, which regulates the synthesis/catabolism balance of extracellular matrix in the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc and improves the tissue microenvironment regeneration. [Image: see text]