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1 Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultutal University, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 7, No 8 (2014), Pagination: 1228-1235
Abstract
This work aims to identify the metabolites present in the human Intervertebral Disc (IVD). Metabolomic analysis of human IVD tissue has not been extensively done to date. Knowledge on the metabolites present in the IVD tissue in humans is very limited and many compounds are yet to be identified. In this study, we have carried out the metabolic profiling for human IVD through Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). This is the first initial study that has compared the metabolites of control and diseased IVD. We have identified 75 different chemical compounds in IVD, and also metabolites that are unique to the diseased IVD, suggesting that some of these metabolites might play a role in disc degenerative disease.
Keywords
DDD, Human, Intervertebral Disc, Metabolite ProfilingMetabolite Profiling
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