Identification of extracellular matrix proteins in plasma as a potential biomarker for intervertebral disc degeneration - Nayagam, Sharon Miracle; Ramachandran, Karthik; Selvaraj, Ganesh; Sunmathi, R.; Easwaran, Murugesh; Palraj, Narmatha Devi; Anand K. S., Sri Vijay; Muthurajan, Raveendran; Tangavel, Chitraa; Rajasekaran, S. (European spine journal, 2024)
Keywords: Adult; Aggrecan; Aggrecans - blood; Aggrecans - metabolism; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Calcium-Binding Proteins - blood; Collagen; Degeneration; Degenerative disc disease; Extracellular matrix; Extracellular Matrix Proteins - blood; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - blood; Intervertebral discs; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Nucleus pulposus; Original Article; Plasma; Proteins; Proteolysis; Proteomics; Proteomics - methods; Statistical analysis; Surgical Orthopedics; Collagen type 2a1; Fibulin 1; Disc degeneration; Extracellular matrix proteins; Plasma biomarker; Proteomics; Aggrecan