Chitraa Tangavel - Publications

Proteomic signature of human annulus fibrosus and cartilage endplate: divergent matrisomal architectures reveal complementary roles in intervertebral disc homeostasis.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: May 03, 2026

When aging becomes degeneration: Evidence from Metabolomics of Healthy Age-stratified organ-donor and degenerated lumbar discs.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: February 27, 2026

When aging becomes degeneration: evidence from metabolomics of healthy age-stratified organ-donor and degenerated lumbar discs.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: February 27, 2026

Do microenvironmental changes in degenerative disc disease reflect in systemic circulation? A proteomic investigation.

Journal: Clinical proteomics

Published: May 09, 2025

Exploring the role of Serpins as a potential molecular target in intervertebral disc degeneration.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: January 09, 2025

"Elucidating the immunomodulatory role of endocannabinoids in intervertebral disc degeneration".

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: July 23, 2024

Identification of extracellular matrix proteins in plasma as a potential biomarker for intervertebral disc degeneration.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: March 26, 2024

Does the gut microbiome influence disc health and disease? The interplay between dysbiosis, pathobionts, and disc inflammation: a pilot study.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: February 12, 2024

"Are we barking up the wrong tree? Too much emphasis on Cutibacterium acnes and ignoring other pathogens"- a study based on next-generation sequencing of normal and diseased discs.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: January 23, 2023

Are Modic changes 'Primary infective endplatitis'?-insights from multimodal imaging of non-specific low back pain patients and development of a radiological 'Endplate infection probability score'.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: May 29, 2022

Comparative metagenomic analysis of human intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus and cartilaginous end plates.

Journal: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

Published: April 24, 2022

Bacteria in human lumbar discs - subclinical infection or contamination? Metabolomic evidence for colonization, multiplication, and cell-cell cross-talk of bacteria.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: January 24, 2022