Figure 2From: The extracellular matrix in the kidney: a source of novel non-invasive biomarkers of kidney fibrosis?Neo-epitope markers for ECM remodelling. a) Neo-epitopes of collagen type I generated by different post-translational modifications provide more information than the measurement of total collagen type I. b) Formation of detectable neo-epitopes generated by cleavage of ECM proteins by specific proteases. ECM, extracellular matrix.Back to article page