The role of salivary vesicles as a potential inflammatory biomarker to detect traumatic brain injury in mixed martial artists

Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is of significant concern in the realm of high impact contact sports, including mixed martial arts (MMA). Extracellular vesicles (EVs) travel between the brain and oral cavity and may be isolated from salivary samples as a noninvasive biomarker of TBI. Salivary...

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Main Authors: Rani Matuk, Mandy Pereira, Janette Baird, Mark Dooner, Yan Cheng, Sicheng Wen, Shyam Rao, Peter Quesenberry, Neha P. Raukar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87180-4