diagnostics Article Proteomic Expression Profile in Human Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Andrea Duarte Doetzer 1,*, Roberto Hirochi Herai 1 , Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf 2 and Paula Cristina Trevilatto 1 1 Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba 80215-901, Brazil;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +55-41-991-864-747 Abstract: Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) is a multifactorial condition that impairs human’s health and quality of life. Its etiology is still a challenge due to its complex development and the great number of different conditions it comprises. One of the most common forms of TMD is anterior disc displacement without reduction (DDWoR) and other TMDs with distinct origins are condylar hyperplasia (CH) and mandibular dislocation (MD). Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the protein expression profile of synovial fluid and the temporomandibular joint disc of patients diagnosed with DDWoR, CH and MD. Synovial fluid and a fraction of the temporomandibular joint disc were collected from nine patients diagnosed with DDWoR (n = 3), CH (n = 4) and MD (n = 2). Samples were subjected to label-free nLC-MS/MS for proteomic data extraction, and then bioinformatics analysis were conducted for protein identification and functional annotation. The three Citation: Doetzer, A.D.; Herai, R.H.; TMD conditions showed different protein expression profiles, and novel proteins were identified Buzalaf, M.A.R.; Trevilatto, P.C.