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Table 1 List of identified differential metabolites involved in the perturbed metabolic pathways during acute and chronic phases of Toxoplasma gondii infection

From: Profiling of the perturbed metabolomic state of mouse spleen during acute and chronic toxoplasmosis

Mice group

Ionization method

m/z - RT

Metabolites

VIP

FC

q-value

Metabolic pathways

AI vs Con

ESI (+)

369.205–5.980

Corticosterone

2.843

3.049

0.017

Steroid hormone biosynthesis; Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes; Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

433.342–7.128

4,4-Dimethyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,14,24-trien-3beta-ol

5.216

9.497

0.040

Steroid biosynthesis

299.197–7.263

Stearidonic acid

1.819

0.732

0.025

alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism

453.293–7.612

7alpha-Hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoate

1.462

0.704

0.026

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

454.390–7.684

3alpha,7alpha,12alpha,26-Tetrahydroxy-5beta-cholestane

1.369

0.331

0.011

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

331.224–7.727

17alpha,21-Dihydroxypregnenolone

1.907

0.550

0.035

Steroid hormone biosynthesis

709.559–8.548

Ubiquinone-8

4.574

0.0565

0.040

Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis

ESI (−)

303.232–7.199

Arachidonic acid

1.271

0.652

0.045

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Linoleic acid metabolism; Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; Vascular smooth muscle contraction; Platelet activation; Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway; Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis; Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling; Serotonergic synapse; Long-term depression; Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels; GnRH signaling pathway; Ovarian steroidogenesis; Oxytocin signaling pathway; Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes; Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

453.161–8.588

Methotrexate

1.537

0.731

0.047

Bile secretion

CI vs Con

ESI (+)

433.342–7.128

4,4-Dimethyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,14,24-trien-3beta-ol;

4.660

6.459

0.046

Steroid biosynthesis

454.390–7.684

3alpha,7alpha,12alpha,26-Tetrahydroxy-5beta-cholestane

1.185

0.385

0.014

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

385.344–7.886

Cerebrosterol

2.976

8.236

0.046

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

361.150–8.322

Neamine

3.163

4.633

0.023

Butirosin and neomycin biosynthesis; Biosynthesis of antibiotics

305.214–8.519

19-Hydroxytestosterone

1.896

1.669

0.049

Steroid hormone biosynthesis

351.229–8.533

Docosahexaenoic acid(DHA)

1.113

1.331

0.033

Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids

709.559–8.548

Ubiquinone-8

7.038

0.019

0.002

Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis

391.284–8.943

Bile acid

1.342

1.470

0.037

Fat digestion and absorption; Vitamin digestion and absorption

365.194–8.994

Phorbol

1.464

1.483

0.029

Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels

419.350–9.386

7alpha,27-Dihydroxycholesterol

1.509

2.112

0.032

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

425.339–9.728

7alpha-Hydroxycholesterol

2.029

2.228

0.006

Primary bile acid biosynthesis

343.195–8.563

Arachidonic acid

2.132

1.757

0.015

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Linoleic acid metabolism; Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; Vascular smooth muscle contraction; Platelet activation; Fc epsilon RI signaling pathway; Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis; Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling; Serotonergic synapse; Long-term depression; Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels; GnRH signaling pathway; Ovarian steroidogenesis; Oxytocin signaling pathway; Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes; Aldosterone synthesis and secretion;

ESI (−)

295.227–10.292

(9S)-Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid

1.707

0.702

0.020

Linoleic acid metabolism; PPAR signaling pathway

317.210–7.655

Leukotriene A4

1.364

1.623

0.020

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Serotonergic synapse

315.195–8.218

15-Deoxy-delta-12,14-PGJ2

1.834

1.942

0.005

Arachidonic acid metabolism

319.189–8.325

Ubiquinol

2.203

2.424

0.038

Oxidative phosphorylation

301.215–8.353

(5Z,7E,9E,14Z,17Z)-Eicosapentaenoate

3.001

3.042

0.017

Inflammatory mediator regulation of TRP channels

289.216–8.328

Androstenediol

2.718

3.058

0.048

Steroid hormone biosynthesis; Ovarian steroidogenesis

550.264–8.439

Taurocholate

1.654

1.936

0.023

Primary bile acid biosynthesis; Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism; Bile secretion

371.179–8.511

Biocytin

1.024

0.806

0.030

Biotin metabolism; Vitamin digestion and absorption

543.151–8.525

Premithramycin A1

2.026

0.598

0.030

Biosynthesis of antibiotics

416.316–8.571

N-Oleoyl dopamine

2.167

3.359

0.024

Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction

453.161–8.588

Methotrexate

1.686

0.701

0.008

Bile secretion

569.166–8.588

5″-Phosphoribostamycin

1.823

0.538

0.045

Butirosin and neomycin biosynthesis

305.247–8.774

(8Z,11Z,14Z)-Icosatrienoic acid

1.630

1.519

0.031

Linoleic acid metabolism; Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids

307.262–9.009

Icosadienoic acid

1.767

1.819

0.006

Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids

337.326–9.024

14,15-DHET

1.702

1.557

0.029

Arachidonic acid metabolism; Serotonergic synapse

283.262–9.238

Octadecanoic acid

1.134

1.207

0.007

Fatty acid biosynthesis; Biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids

  1. Abbreviations: m/z - RT, MS and retention time; VIP, variable importance for projection; FC, fold change; q-value, adjusted P-value calculated by two-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum tests after false discovery rate correction