THE MOLECULAR PATTERN OF PLASMA PROTEINS AND THEIR CORRELATION TO PAIN INTENSITY AND SENSITIVITY IN WOMEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA - A MULTI-CENTER STUDY

摘要

The complete knowledge of the molecular mechanisms behind fibromyalgia (FM) is still lacking and few studies have analyzed the peripheral molecular pattern in women with FM. The primary aim of this study was to investigate and compare the plasma proteome profile between women with FM and healthy controls (CON). Secondly, to investigate the correlation between plasma protein patterns and pain intensity (Visual analogue scale, VAS) and pressure pain thresholds (PPT).